extreme sensitivity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofextremeandsensitivity
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extreme
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstriːm/us/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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sensitivity
noun
uk/ˌsen.sɪˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ˌsen.səˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
an ability to understand what other people need, and be helpful and kind ...
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The agreement between theory and experiment is reasonable considering theextremesensitivityof viscosity coefficient to temperature change.
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One is that he is a man ofextremesensitivity.
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We are talking about an area ofextremesensitivity.
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This matter must be handled withextremesensitivity.
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That, too, is a matter ofextremesensitivity.
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The figure also shows theextremesensitivityof the boundary-layer stability mechanism (and, incidentally, of the instrumentation) to any change in the mean flow field.
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Due to theextremesensitivityof the solutions, the description of the dynamics in such regimes probably requires the introduction of statistical methods.
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We also discuss theextremesensitivityof the solutions of this problem with respect to small perturbations of the initial data.
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This is due in part, no doubt, to theextremesensitivityof the processes to small changes in state, as described earlier.
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On the bright side, theextremesensitivityof trematodes to temperature increases can provide us with a new tool to monitor the ecological impact of climate change.
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Secondly, we document theextremesensitivityof cercarial production in parasitic trematodes to increases in temperature, and discuss how global warming could lead to enhanced trematode infections.
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He has approached these problems not only with geniality but alsoextremesensitivity.
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He expressesextremesensitivityabout having to take part in judgments in the social field.
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But she had to be a person ofextremesensitivityto be distressed in that way.
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We are all conscious of theextremesensitivityof the public to allegations of risk.
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Depigmentation causes a permanent andextremesensitivityto the sun.
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This recognition is a long time coming, as we are dealing with the realm of pure emotions andextremesensitivity.
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This is an instance of a common phenomenon in partial evaluation, namely theextremesensitivityof the specializer to changes in the representations used by the problem being specialized.
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However, theextremesensitivityof his powers makes him vulnerable to psychic attack.
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Chaotic systems are unpredictable in practice due to theirextremesensitivityto initial conditions.
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The term is sometimes used to refer to hyperalgesia (anextremesensitivity).
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All this inevitably invites the question: why did the inquiries take so long, and were they the best way to approach matters of suchextremesensitivity?
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The problem must be handled withextremesensitivityand much more must be done by the tourist industry to educate and win the co-operation of local communities.
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It is also an example of theextremesensitivityof people to any increase in aircraft noise, and this factor must be taken increasingly into consideration.
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The main obstacle to cultivation is the species'extremesensitivityto dieback, which is widespread in suburban gardens.
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