APA Dictionary of Psychology

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Updated on 04/19/2018
  1. in nonhuman animal experiments, denoting or relating to a schedule of unlimited access to food, water, or both. The body weight achieved by animals under such conditions is called the free-feeding weight.
  2. more generally, without restriction. [from Latin ad libitum, “as desired”]
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