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sensitivity
 sensitivities abbr.
stat. sensibilità
 sensitivity abbr.
gen. sensitivita
agric. tech. sensibilità
chem. sensibilità di una benzina
comp., MS riservatezza
el. sensibilità di un radioricevitore; sensibilità di uno strumento di misura; soglia di flusso luminoso
IT delicatezza
nat.sc. gen. sensitività

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sensitivity

['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
gen. sensitivita f
agric., tech. sensibilità f
antenn., opt. soglia di rivelazione
astr. rapidità f; sensibilità alla luce
chem. sensibilità di una benzina
comp., MS riservatezza f (The degree of confidentiality of an e-mail message or calendar item, ranging from normal to confidential)
el. sensibilità di un radioricevitore; sensibilità di uno strumento di misura; soglia di flusso luminoso
IT delicatezza f; carattere sensibile
nat.sc. sensitività
work.fl., IT tasso di completezza
sensitivity of a transducer ['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
el., acoust. risposta m
sensitivities n
stat. sensibilità 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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