sensitivity

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Synonyms: sensibility, insensitivity, sensitively

Antonyms: sensibility, insensitivity, sensitively

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Noun

1. The quality or state of being [[sensitive]]; [[sensitiveness]].
2. {{lb|en|biology}} The [[ability]] of an [[organism]] or [[organ]] to [[respond]] to [[external]] [[stimuli]].
3. {{lb|en|statistics}} The [[probability]], in a [[binary]] [[classification]] [[test]], of a {{w|true positive}} being correctly identified.
4. {{lb|en|electronics}} The [[degree]] of [[response]] of an [[instrument]] to a [[change]] in an [[input]] [[signal]].
5. {{lb|en|gaming}} The [[rate]] at which the [[player]]'s facing [[direction]] or [[position]] changes relative to [[input device]] movement.
6. {{lb|en|photography}} The degree of response of a [[film]] etc. to [[light]] of a [[specified]] [[wavelength]].

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