sensitivity
/ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/ noun C1- The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
- Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.
- The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified. · Coordinate term: specificity
- The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
- The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement. · Since he played with high sensitivity, he only needed to move the mouse a tiny distance to rotate a full 360 degrees.
- The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
Plural sensitivities
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