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sensitivity
sensitivity
gen.
حساسية
antenn. opt.
بدء الإحساس
biotechn.
حساسيّة
el. meas.inst.
دقة التبين
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sensitivity
['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ]
n
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gen.
حساسية
antenn., opt.
بدء الإحساس
مبدئ
biotechn.
حساسيّة
الاختبار
med.
تَحَسُّس
sensitivity
of a measuring instrument
['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ]
n
el., meas.inst.
دقة التبين
sensitivity
of a detector
['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ]
n
light.
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sensitivity
['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ]
abbr.
abbr., biol.
s
IT
A measure of the impact that improper disclosure of information may have on an enterprise
med.
The probability that a medical test will detect the condition being tested for in people who actually have the condition. In other words, a sensitive test is one that produces true positive results. For example, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ELISA
HIV antibody test is highly sensitive, which means the test can detect HIV in most people infected with HIV. However, because the ELISA can sometimes mistakenly recognize antibodies to other diseases as antibodies to HIV
a false positive result
, a Western Blot or other HIV test is used to confirm a positive ELISA HIV antibody test.
see also
specificity
,
true positive
metrol.
The change in the response of a measuring instrument divided by the corresponding change in the stimulus
sensitivity to
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6 phrases
in 3 subjects
Electronics
3
Remote sensing
1
United Nations
2
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