What does acuity mean?

Definitions for acuity
əˈkyu ɪ tiacu·ity

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightednessnoun

    sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

  2. acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keennessnoun

    a quick and penetrating intelligence

    "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"

Wiktionary

  1. acuitynoun

    Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

ChatGPT

  1. acuity

    Acuity generally refers to the sharpness, clarity, or keenness of perception, typically related to the senses, such as vision or hearing. It describes the ability to detect fine details, distinguish between different stimuli, or accurately perceive sensory information. High acuity implies a greater sensitivity and precision in perceiving and interpreting sensations, while low acuity indicates a reduced ability to discern or differentiate sensory stimuli.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Acuitynoun

    sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc

  2. Etymology: [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of acuity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of acuity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of acuity in a Sentence

  1. Trump Jr.:

    Honestly, it would be sad if itwasnt so scary for our country whats going on in that campaign, the inability toarticulate a thought, theinability to do events two days in a row withouthaving to go back into hisbasement burrow and hide -- and Idont mean to make light ofcognitive decline, as his stenographer has pointed out andso manyother people have pointed out. BIDENS MENTAL ACUITY HAS DIMINISHED IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, EX-WH STENOGRAPHER SAYS : HES LOST A STEP.

  2. Michael Iuvone:

    The standard of care in most cases is to give injections of drugs that inhibit the growth hormones that is called vascular epithelial growth factor, or VEGF, for most people, it at least slows the progression and in some cases actually improves visual acuity.

  3. Michael Schade:

    We were getting status updates so we knew there were high acuity patients, very, very critical patients, but in the back of our mind we could see a massive plume of [ smoke ] coming from White Island, but as our experience sort of shows, we sort of remain very open-minded, because situations always evolve.

  4. Suki John:

    She has a very vivid imagination which allows her to see things in her mind as they would appear on stage, she developed this visual acuity as a young dancer when she had one of her first operations on her eyes.

  5. Patricia Aidem:

    N95s are always available on all units to be used for emergencies and aerosolizing procedures, all of our clinicians are provided the proper equipment based on patient acuity, and in accordance with CDC recommendations.

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