sensitivity
English
Noun
sensitivity (countable and uncountable, plural sensitivities)
- The quality of being sensitive.
- The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
- 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist:
- The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
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- (statistics) The proportion of individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary classification test.
- (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
- (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
Derived terms
- high-sensitivity
Translations
the quality of being sensitive
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the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
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the proportion of positive individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary test
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the degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal
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the degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength
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