Definição e significado de sensitivity

sensitivity (n.)

1.subtly skillful handling of a situation

2.the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

3.the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences"a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity" "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"

4.(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation"sensitivity to pain"

5.sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

6.susceptibility to a pathogen

Sensitivity (n.)

1.(MeSH)Measures for assessing the results of diagnostic and screening tests. Sensitivity represents the proportion of truly diseased persons in a screened population who are identified as being diseased by the test. It is a measure of the probability of correctly diagnosing a condition. Specificity is the proportion of truly nondiseased persons who are so identified by the screening test. It is a measure of the probability of correctly identifying a nondiseased person. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)