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sensitivity Definition

sen·si·tiv·ity (sen′sə tiv′ə tē)

noun

the condition or quality of being sensitive; specif.,

  1. the responsiveness of an organ or organism to external stimuli
  2. Radio, TV the capacity of a receiver to respond to incoming signals

sensitivity Synonyms

sensitivity

n.

  1. Susceptibility

    allergy, irritability, ticklishness; see irritation 1.

  2. Emotional response or condition

    delicacy, sensibility, sensitiveness, nervousness, acute awareness, consciousness, acuteness, subtlety, feeling, sympathetic response, responsiveness, sympathy, impressionability, affectability; see also sensation 1.

sensitivity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • bioassay: As discussed below, the sensitivity of the bioassay was later to be questioned.
  • assay: Further Development and Commercialisation Further clinical sampling is required to refine the sensitivity of the assay.

Converse of object

  • adjust: But only do this if your unit is extra sensitive or has the ability to adjust the sensitivity to high.
  • decrease: It may well be that a decreased sensitivity will be observed in a less reliable measure.
  • demonstrate: Two experiments were carried out to demonstrate special sensitivity to direct eye contact from birth.

Adjective modifier

  • heightened: Vulnerable and insecure they react with heightened sensitivity to the raw world around them.
  • spectral: Spectral sensitivities of human cone visual pigments determined in vivo and in vitro.
  • increased: Increased sensitivity to pain or temperature may also occur.
  • utmost: Complaints will be dealt with the utmost sensitivity and confidentiality.
  • extreme: Here is a writer of extreme sensitivity whose work has rarely been surpassed.
  • antimicrobial: This approach is continued unless the infecting agents are identified, with their antimicrobial sensitivities, enabling specific therapy to begin.

Modifies a noun

  • analysis: The payback times achieved in the sensitivity analysis are shown below.
  • coefficient: Some sensitivity coefficients can be calculated by taking partial derivatives of the equation defining the hardness value.
  • assay: In such cases a laboratory analysis and sensitivity assay is essential.

Noun used with modifier

  • insulin: By contrast, no effects on body weight gain or insulin sensitivity were observed in female offspring.
  • gluten: Dermatitis herpetiformis other conditions associated with gluten sensitivity, such as coeliac disease, are not contraindications.
  • contrast: Results Patients ' mean age = 78 years, mean binocular distance logMAR acuity = 0.5, mean binocular contrast sensitivity = 1.15.
  • spectral: The cone spectral sensitivities are defined as linear combinations of the Stiles and Burch ( 1959 ) 10-deg CMFs, , and.
  • microphone: You can increase the volume and or microphone sensitivity by clicking on the bars and sliding them to the right.
  • cone: The cone spectral sensitivities are defined as linear combinations of the Stiles and Burch ( 1959 ) 10-deg CMFs, , and.