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sensitivity
 sensitivity abbr.
anal.chem. czułość; czułość reakcji analitycznej
antenn. opt. próg detekcji; czułość graniczna
el. acoust. skuteczność przetwornika; skuteczność
pharma. chem. wrażliwość; czułość

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sensitivity

['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
anal.chem. czułość f (of analytical method); czułość reakcji analitycznej
antenn., opt. próg detekcji odbiornika optycznego; czułość graniczna
pharma., chem. wrażliwość f; czułość f
vac.tub. strumień świetlny progowy
sensitivity of a transducer ['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
el., acoust. skuteczność przetwornika; skuteczność f
 English thesaurus
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
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Analytical chemistry7
Automatic control1
Chemistry2
Communications1
Construction10
Electronics15
Finances3
Forestry1
General3
Health care1
Lighting other than cinema2
Mathematics3
Medical3
Microsoft2
Natural sciences3
Photography5
Piezoelectric crystals1
Radio7
Radiobiology2
Semiconductors3
Sound recording2
Statistics1
Transport2
Vacuum tubes11
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