Sensitivity may refer to:

Science and technology

Natural sciences

  • Sensitivity (physiology), the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
  • Sensory processing sensitivity, a personality trait in humans
  • Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests
  • antimicrobial susceptibility, often called "sensitivity"
  • Allergic sensitivity, the strength of a reaction to an allergen
  • The inverse of resistance (ecology), the ability of populations to remain stable when subject to disturbance

Electronics

  • Sensitivity (electronics). Two contrasting definitions of sensitivity are used in the field of electronic sensors and instruments
  • Sensitivity first definition: the ratio between output and input signal, or the slope of the output versus input response curve of a transducer, microphone or sensor
  • Sensitivity second definition: the minimum magnitude of input signal required to produce an output signal with a specified signal-to-noise ratio of an instrument or sensor
  • Sensitivity in a receiver indicates the receiver's capability to extract information from a weak signal

Mathematics

  • Sensitivity (control systems), variations in process dynamics and control systems
  • Sensitivity analysis, apportionment of the uncertainty in the output of a mathematical model among its inputs
  • Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests

Other uses

  • Sensitivity (explosives), the degree to which an explosive can be initiated by impact, heat or friction
  • Film speed, photographic film's sensitivity to light

Entertainment

  • "Sensitivity" (Shapeshifters song), the fourth single from music group Shapeshifters
  • "Sensitivity" (song), a song by rhythm and blues singer Ralph Tresvant
  • "Sensitivity" (Suspects), a 2014 television episode

Other uses

  • Information sensitivity, a property of information that may result in damage if disclosed
  • Price sensitivity, in economics

See also

  • Sensibility
  • Sensitization (disambiguation)
  • Sensitizer (disambiguation)