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sensitivity

['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
gen. "sensitivité" f; champ d'action
agric., tech. acuité f
anal.chem. sensibilité f (of analytical method); sensibilité d’une réaction analytique
antenn., opt. seuil de détection d'un récepteur optique
astr. sensibilité f (à la lumière); rapidité d'une émulsion
chem. sensibilité de l'essence
comp., MS niveau de confidentialité (The degree of confidentiality of an e-mail message or calendar item, ranging from normal to confidential)
el. sensibilité d'un récepteur radioélectrique; seuil du flux lumineux
IT sensibilité f
mater.sc., industr., construct. sévérité f
nat.sc. sensitivité f
paraglid. manoeuvrabilité f
radiat. sensibilité f (of a detector, d'un détecteur)
tech. sensibilité d'un carburant; coefficient de sensibilité
telecom. sensibilité f (measuring instrument)
work.fl., IT taux de rappel; coefficient d'exhaustivité; exhaustivité interne; facteur de rappel
γ sensitivity n
biol. sensibilité aux rayons gamma; sensibilité aux rayons γ; sensibilité au rayonnement gamma; sensibilité au rayonnement γ
sensitivity of a test ['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
UN, AIDS. sensibilité f (d'un test)
sensitivity of a transducer ['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
el., acoust. efficacité d'un transducteur
sensitivity of a method ['sensɪ'tɪvɪtɪ] n
health., anim.husb. sensibilité d'une méthode
 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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