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Sensitivity

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Noun

1. sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity

(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Example Sentences:
'sensitivity to pain'

2. sensitiveness, sensitivity

the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences

Example Sentences:
'a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity'
'the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth'

3. sensitiveness, sensitivity

sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

4. predisposition, sensitivity

susceptibility to a pathogen

5. sensitiveness, sensitivity

the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sensitivity

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noun plural -ties
1. 
the state or quality of being sensitive
2. physiology
the state, condition, or quality of reacting or being sensitive to an external stimulus, drug, allergen, etc
3. (usually plural)
a tendency to have a strong emotional reaction, esp to be offended or upset
They are aware of American political sensitivities about their country's role.
4. electronics
the magnitude or time of response of an instrument, circuit, etc, to an input signal, such as a current
5. photography
the degree of response of an emulsion to light or other actinic radiation, esp to light of a particular colour, expressed in terms of its speed

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Sensitivity

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noun
the condition or quality of being sensitive
; specif.,
a. 
the responsiveness of an organ or organism to external stimuli
b.  Radio and Television
the capacity of a receiver to respond to incoming signals

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Sensitivity

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n. pl. sen·si·tiv·i·ties
1.
a. The quality or condition of being sensitive: sensitivity to the concerns of others.
b. The capacity to respond to changes in the environment.
2. The degree of response of a receiver or instrument to an incoming signal or to a change in the incoming signal, as in FM radio.
3. The degree of response to light, especially to light of a specified wavelength, as in photographic film.
4. The proportion of individuals in a population with a particular disease or condition that are correctly identified when administered a test for that disease or condition.
5. Biology The response or degree of response, as of a cell, tissue, or organism, to a chemical substance or stimulus, such as a toxin, infectious agent, hormone, allergen, or antigen: insulin sensitivity.

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