Definition of "sensitivity" in English

noun

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

2. (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.

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.

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.