sensitivity
/ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
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