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sensitivity
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As a noun, sensitivity means the quality or state of being sensitive.
Meanings of sensitivity
10 meaningsnoun
The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
biologyThe ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
biologymedicineof a pathogenVulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.
“Derived terms: sensitivity testing”
statisticsThe probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
electronicsThe degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
photographyThe degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
“sensitivity to pain”
Similar: sensitiveness, sensibilityThe ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
“a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity”
“the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth”
Similar: sensitivenessSensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)feeling
Similar: sensitivenessThe ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Similar: sensitiveness
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).