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Definition of Sensitivity

1. Noun. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation. "Sensitivity to pain"

2. Noun. The ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences. "The sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"

3. Noun. Sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others).

4. Noun. Susceptibility to a pathogen.

5. Noun. The ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment.

Definition of Sensitivity

1. n. The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.

Definition of Sensitivity

1. Noun. The quality of being sensitive ¹

2. Noun. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli ¹

3. Noun. (statistics) The proportion of individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary classification test. ¹

4. Noun. (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal. ¹

5. Noun. (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sensitivity

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Medical Definition of Sensitivity

1. Similar to responsively of an image pickup tube but numerically different. The signal current developed in an image pickup tube per unit incident radiation density (watt per unit area) or illuminance (lux on the faceplate). Unless otherwise specified, the radiation is understood to be that of an unfiltered incandescent source at 2854 or 2856[[macron]]K. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensitivity

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