as in sensitiveness
the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences
the sensitivity needed for a microphone that will be used in a recording studio
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This climate sensitivity often leads growers to plant them indoors, where temperature can be more precisely controlled.
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Research showed that diabetic people who tried it were able to take less of their medicine because of improved insulin sensitivity and that people with fatty liver disease reversed the fat accumulation.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Offering 99 percent accuracy for five different drugs, this drug test has exceptional sensitivity for detecting opiates in urine.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Price sensitivity is the one thing that reliably disciplines spending in every other sector of the economy.
—Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Research showed that diabetic people who tried it were able to take less of their medicine because of improved insulin sensitivity and that people with fatty liver disease reversed the fat accumulation.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Offering 99 percent accuracy for five different drugs, this drug test has exceptional sensitivity for detecting opiates in urine.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Price sensitivity is the one thing that reliably disciplines spending in every other sector of the economy.
—Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Sensitivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitivity. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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