Definitions of sensitivity [ˌsɛn sɪˈtɪv ɪ ti]

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Definition of 'sensitivity'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sensitivity
the state or quality of being sensitive.

2.  sensitivity
the ability of an organism or part of an organism to react to stimuli; irritability.

3.  sensitivity
degree of susceptibility to stimulation.

4.  sensitivity
the ability of a radio or television receiver to respond to incoming signals.

Etymology: (1795–1805)

Definition of 'sensitivity'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
"sensitivity to pain"

2. (noun) sensitivity, sensitiveness
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
"a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"

3. (noun) sensitivity, sensitiveness
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

4. (noun) sensitivity, predisposition
susceptibility to a pathogen

5. (noun) sensitivity, sensitiveness
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

Definition of 'sensitivity'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) sensitivity
the fact of being sensitive
sensitivity to light; a lack of cultural sensitivity; the sensitivity of the human ear

Definition of 'sensitivity'

Webster Dictionary

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

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