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sensitivity
 sensitivities
stat. känslighet; känslighetsanalys
 sensitivity
antenn. opt. detekteringströskel
el. ljusflödets tröskelvärde
fin. priskänslighet; sensitivitet
tech. känslighet
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 Settings
comp., MS Inställningar
 setting
gen. miljö
comp., MS inställning
forestr. skränkning
industr. construct. fixering; härdning
industr. construct. met. uppläggning
transp. nautic. fish.farm. bändsel; bändsling; bänsel

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sensitivity

['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
antenn., opt. detekteringströskel
el. ljusflödets tröskelvärde
fin. priskänslighet; sensitivitet
tech. kä̀nslighet
work.fl., IT träffkvot
sensitivities n
stat. kä̀nslighet; känslighetsanalys
 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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