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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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The ShiftCam ProMic shotgun mic is described as high-sensitivity, high-fidelity.
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
By detecting early subdomain changes, the tool can track disease progression with more sensitivity.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
And that sensitivity enabled the collaboration to record the sharpest gravitational wave signal thus far, dubbed GW250114.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
By detecting early subdomain changes, the tool can track disease progression with more sensitivity.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
And that sensitivity enabled the collaboration to record the sharpest gravitational wave signal thus far, dubbed GW250114.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Sensitivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitivity. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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