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Dictionary definition for: Sensitivity

1. (n) (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; "sensitivity to pain"

2. (n) the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"

3. (n) sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

4. (n) susceptibility to a pathogen

5. (n) the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

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