Sensitivity

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Sensitivity may refer to:

Science and technology

Natural sciences

  • Sensitivity (physiology), the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
    • Sensory processing sensitivity in humans
  • Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests
  • Allergic sensitivity, the strength of a reaction to an allergen
  • The inverse of resistance (ecology), the ability of populations to remain stable when subject to disturbance

Electronics

  • Sensitivity (electronics), the minimum magnitude of input signal required to produce a specified output signal
    • Sensitivity of a transducer, the relationship between input and output power
      • Sensitivity (electroacoustics)

Mathematics

  • Sensitivity (control systems), variations in process dynamics and control systems
  • Sensitivity analysis, apportionment of the uncertainty in the output of a mathematical model among its inputs
  • Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests

Other uses in science and technology

  • Sensitivity (explosives), the degree to which an explosive can be initiated by impact, heat or friction
  • Film speed, photographic film's sensitivity to light

Music

  • "Sensitivity" (Shapeshifters song), the fourth single from music group Shapeshifters
  • "Sensitivity" (song), a song by rhythm and blues singer Ralph Tresvant

Other uses

  • Information sensitivity, a property of information that may result in damage if disclosed
  • Price sensitivity, in economics

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Sensitivity
  • Sensibility
  • Sensitization (disambiguation)
  • Sensitizer (disambiguation)
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