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Sensitivity vs Sensibility - What's the difference?

sensitivity | sensibility |

As nouns the difference between sensitivity and sensibility

is that sensitivity is the quality of being sensitive while sensibility is the ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another.

sensitivity

English

Noun

(wikipedia sensitivity) (sensitivities)
  • The quality of being sensitive.
  • The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
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    • , title= Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture , passage=The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity . They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.}}
  • (statistics) The proportion of individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary classification test.
  • (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
  • (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.

    • sensibility

    English

    Noun

    (sensibilities)
  • The ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another
    • 'I think sensibility is important in a relationship.'
  • (chiefly, in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling
    • 'I apologize if I offended your sensibilities, but that's the truth of the matter.'