Definitions for sensitivity
ˌsɛn sɪˈtɪv ɪ tisen·si·tiv·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibilitynoun

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

   "sensitivity to pain"

2. sensitivity, sensitivenessnoun

   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. sensitivity, sensitivenessnoun

   sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

4. sensitivity, predispositionnoun

   susceptibility to a pathogen

5. sensitivity, sensitivenessnoun

   the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. sensitivitynoun

   The quality of being sensitive

2. sensitivitynoun

   The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli

3. sensitivitynoun

   The proportion of individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary classification test.

4. sensitivitynoun

   The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.

5. sensitivitynoun

   The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sensitivity

   Sensitivity is the title of a number-one single by American singer Ralph Tresvant. It was the first single from the self-titled debut album of the New Edition frontman since the split of the group. The hit song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart. It became his biggest hit, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart. In 2005, British electronic duo Lemon Jelly sampled "Sensitivity" in their track 90 – A Man Like Me. In October 2004, "Sensitivity" appeared in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on the new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9. The song is also known for being covered by Tejano singer Selena, who performed it with her band Los Dinos on April 7, 1991 in San Antonio, Texas. The song also features in Episode 5 of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.

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1. sensitivity

   In a general context, sensitivity refers to the degree of responsiveness or susceptibility to a stimulus, influence, or change. It can also refer to the ability to detect or sense changes, accurately and quickly. Depending upon the context, it can refer to emotional sensitivity, sensitivity in scientific experiments, sensitivity of a device or instrument, etc.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Sensitivitynoun

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

Matched Categories

1. • Ability
   • Feeling
   • Physical Property
   • Physiology
   • Sense
   • Susceptibility

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sensitivity' in Nouns Frequency: #2085

How to pronounce sensitivity?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sensitivity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sensitivity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sensitivity in a Sentence

1. Alessio Fasano:

   You can't necessarily say that (gluten) sensitivity is more frequent among African-Americans because of this – that would be a stretch.

2. Rodney Smolla:

   The cultural atmosphere, inevitably, permeates our judicial system, and everyone connected to the system - including prosecutors, judges and jurors - inevitably have a greater sensitivity now to sexual assault, it's not a formal difference – the law is unchanged. It's the notion that the law is a human enterprise.

3. Robert Spotswood:

   The key difference for me has been the ability to wear this all day long, without any real sensitivity whatsoever on the end of my leg. It’s allowed me to participate in sports that I love for longer periods of time, previously I was playing one set of tennis and I would be all the way into my socket to the point where I was having a lot of sensitivity on the end of my bone.

4. Oliver Stone:

   Its just so expensive the marketing, everything has become too fragile, too sensitive. Hollywood now you cant make a film without a COVID adviser. You cant make a film without a sensitivity counselor. Its ridiculous.

5. Samir Gupta:

   Our suspicion is that patients selecting colonoscopy often do so because they value its high sensitivity for polyps and cancer, and don’t mind the invasiveness and inconvenience, and that patients selecting stool blood tests often do so because the test is more convenient.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sensitivity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sensitivity
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitivity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensitivity