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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˌsɛn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, (rare) /ˈsɛnsɪvəti/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/, [ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ɾi], (rare) /ˈsɛn.sɪ.və.ti/

名詞

sensitivity (countable and uncountable, plural sensitivities)

1. The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

   Synonym: delicacy

   • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 3:

     In any event, the incident, and the media attention it attracted, highlights the sensitivity of language politics in Singapore and is reflective of the fact that this sensitivity extends to campus life.

   • 2022 February 9, Tom Allett, “The BTP's eyes and ears in the air”, in RAIL, number 950, page 50:

     Owing to sensitivities about the force's capabilities, Russell is unable to say how many drones BTP has, or where and when they operate. But he does confide that the force works hand in hand with the helicopter service, and its ability to deploy drones is getting quicker.

2. (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
   • 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist‎, archived from the original on 13 August 2014:

     The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.

   • 2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN‎:

     A coenzyme that exists in all living cells, NAD+ plays a central role in the body’s biological processes, such as regulating cellular energy, increasing insulin sensitivity and reversing mitochondrial dysfunction.

   1. (biology, medicine, of a pathogen) Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.

      Derived terms: sensitivity testing

3. (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.

   Coordinate term: specificity

4. (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
   • 2023 June 5, Yvonne Gordon, “Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during Ocean Race”, in The Guardian‎:

     Up to 1,884 microplastic particles were found per cubic metre of seawater in some locations, up to 18 times higher than in similar tests during the last Ocean Race, which ended in 2018. Scientists noted that the sensitivity of their instruments is now higher.

5. (gaming) The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement.

   Since he played with high sensitivity, he only needed to move the mouse a tiny distance to rotate a full 360 degrees.

6. (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.

反意語

• insensitivity

派生語

参照

• sensitivity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “sensitivity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.