The action potential elicited by a supra-threshold stimulus is larger than one elicited by a threshold stimulus.

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The magnitude of an action potential is not affected by the size of the stimulus; as long as the stimulus reaches the threshold, the action potential will always have the same magnitude due to the all-or-none principle.

The Action Potential Elicited by a Supra-Threshold Stimulus Is Larger