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'''Sensitivity''' may refer to: {{tocright}} ==Science and technology== ===Natural sciences=== * Sensitivity (physiology), the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli ** Sensory processing sensitivity, a personality trait in humans * Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests * antimicrobial susceptibility, often called "sensitivity" * Allergic sensitivity, the strength of a reaction to an allergen * The inverse of resistance (ecology), the ability of populations to remain stable when subject to disturbance
===Electronics=== * Sensitivity (electronics). Two contrasting definitions of sensitivity are used in the field of electronic sensors and instruments ** Sensitivity first definition: the ratio between output and input signal, or the slope of the output versus input response curve of a transducer, microphone or sensor ** Sensitivity 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 *** Sensitivity in a receiver indicates the receiver's capability to extract information from a weak signal
===Mathematics=== * Sensitivity (control systems), variations in process dynamics and control systems * Sensitivity analysis, apportionment of the uncertainty in the output of a mathematical model among its inputs * Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests
===Other uses === * Sensitivity (explosives), the degree to which an explosive can be initiated by impact, heat or friction * Film speed, photographic film's sensitivity to light
==Entertainment== * "Sensitivity" (Shapeshifters song), the fourth single from music group Shapeshifters * "Sensitivity" (song), a song by rhythm and blues singer Ralph Tresvant * "Sensitivity" (''Suspects''), a 2014 television episode
==Other uses== * Information sensitivity, a property of information that may result in damage if disclosed * Price sensitivity, in economics
==See also== * {{intitle|Sensitivity}} * Sensibility * Sensitization (disambiguation) * Sensitizer (disambiguation) {{disambiguation}}