# Sensitivity

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'''Sensitivity''' may refer to:
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==Science and technology==
===Natural sciences===
* [Sensitivity (physiology)](/source/Sensitivity_(physiology)), the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
** [Sensory processing sensitivity](/source/Sensory_processing_sensitivity), a personality trait in humans
* [Sensitivity and specificity](/source/Sensitivity_and_specificity), statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests
* [antimicrobial susceptibility](/source/Antibiotic_sensitivity_testing), often called "sensitivity"
* [Allergic](/source/Allergy) sensitivity, the strength of a reaction to an allergen
* The inverse of [resistance (ecology)](/source/resistance_(ecology)), the ability of populations to remain stable when subject to disturbance

===Electronics===
* [Sensitivity (electronics)](/source/Sensitivity_(electronics)). Two contrasting definitions of sensitivity are used in the field of electronic sensors and instruments
** [Sensitivity](/source/Sensitivity_(electronics)) first definition: the ratio between output and input signal, or the slope of the output versus input response curve of a [transducer](/source/transducer), [microphone](/source/microphone) or [sensor](/source/sensor)
** [Sensitivity](/source/Sensitivity_(electronics)) second definition: the minimum magnitude of input signal required to produce an output signal with a specified signal-to-noise ratio of an instrument or [sensor](/source/sensor)
*** [Sensitivity](/source/Sensitivity_(electronics)) in a receiver indicates the receiver's capability to extract information from a weak signal

===Mathematics===
* [Sensitivity (control systems)](/source/Sensitivity_(control_systems)), variations in process dynamics and control systems
* [Sensitivity analysis](/source/Sensitivity_analysis), apportionment of the uncertainty in the output of a mathematical model among its inputs
* [Sensitivity and specificity](/source/Sensitivity_and_specificity), statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests

===Other uses ===
* [Sensitivity (explosives)](/source/Sensitivity_(explosives)), the degree to which an explosive can be initiated by impact, heat or friction
* [Film speed](/source/Film_speed), photographic film's sensitivity to light

==Entertainment==
* ["Sensitivity" (Shapeshifters song)](/source/Sensitivity_(Shapeshifters_song)), the fourth single from music group Shapeshifters
* ["Sensitivity" (song)](/source/Sensitivity_(song)), a song by rhythm and blues singer Ralph Tresvant
* ["Sensitivity" (''Suspects'')](/source/Sensitivity_(Suspects)), a 2014 television episode

==Other uses==
* [Information sensitivity](/source/Information_sensitivity), a property of information that may result in damage if disclosed
* [Price sensitivity](/source/Price_sensitivity), in economics

==See also==
* {{intitle|Sensitivity}}
* [Sensibility](/source/Sensibility)
* [Sensitization (disambiguation)](/source/Sensitization_(disambiguation))
* [Sensitizer (disambiguation)](/source/Sensitizer_(disambiguation))
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