Sensitivity

What do we mean by sensitivity?

The quality or condition of being sensitive. noun

The capacity to respond to changes in the environment. noun

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. noun

The degree of response to light, especially to light of a specified wavelength, as in photographic film. noun

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. noun

The state of being sensitive; sensitiveness. noun

The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts. noun

The quality of being sensitive noun

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

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

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

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

The ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment noun

Sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) noun

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

Susceptibility to a pathogen noun

The ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences noun

The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

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

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

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

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

Words that are spelled similarly to sensitivity:
sensitivity, sensibility, insensitivity, sensitively.

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Words that rhyme with sensitivity:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe sensitivity:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective sensitivity:
analysis, training, tests, testing, analyses, studies, experiments, units, test, curve, reactions.

Words that sound like sensitivity:
sensitivity, sensitivities, sensitively, insensitivity, susceptivity, sensitive pea, sensitive, connectivity, insensitively, conceptively.