Sensitivity and emotivity have also been used as the scientific term for the capacity of feeling. --Hickok. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sensitivity — may refer to:* Sensitivity (biology) * Sensitivity (electronics) * Sensitivity (human) * Sensitivity (information) * Sensitivity and specificity are related concepts in statistics * Sensitivity (radio receiver) * Sensitivity analysis *… … Wikipedia
sensitivity — sen‧si‧tiv‧i‧ty [ˌsensˈtɪvti] noun [uncountable] 1. the degree to which something is likely to be affected by something else: • Because of their sensitivity to aluminum ingot prices, both companies expect a fall in profits. • Particular areas… … Financial and business terms
sensitivity — 1803, from SENSITIVE (Cf. sensitive) + ITY (Cf. ity). Sensitivity training attested by 1954 … Etymology dictionary
sensitivity — sensitivity. = susceptibility (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
sensitivity — sensitivity. См. чувствительность. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
sensitivity — index discretion (quality of being discreet), insight, sensibility, understanding (tolerance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sensitivity — [n] responsiveness to stimuli acuteness, affectibility, awareness, consciousness, delicacy, feeling, impressionability, nervousness, reactiveness, reactivity, receptiveness, sensation, sense, sensitiveness, subtlety, susceptibility, sympathy;… … New thesaurus
sensitivity — ► NOUN (pl. sensitivities) 1) the quality or condition of being sensitive. 2) (sensitivities) a person s feelings which might be easily offended or hurt … English terms dictionary
sensitivity — [sen΄sə tiv′ə tē] n. the condition or quality of being sensitive; specif., a) the responsiveness of an organ or organism to external stimuli b) Radio TV the capacity of a receiver to respond to incoming signals … English World dictionary
sensitivity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great, high ▪ This is a matter of great sensitivity. ▪ a poet of great sensitivity ▪ low ▪ … Collocations dictionary
