relative sensitivity

collocation in English

meaningsofrelativeandsensitivity

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relative
adjective
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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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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(Definition ofrelativeandsensitivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One of the important differences between the two systems is therelativesensitivityto peripheral vision.
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Both had more uniformly highrelativesensitivityto red light at all eccentricities.
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First notions of relative complexity function andrelativesensitivityare introduced.
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It was found that cells varied considerably in theirrelativesensitivityto positive and negative contrast.
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However, the effect on these measures of any therapeutic agent that alters survival has not been studied; thus theirrelativesensitivitycompared to survival is unknown.
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Thus, for all these subjects, there was a highly reliable increase in therelativesensitivityto long wavelength lights for the far periphery compared to the central retina.
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In the present study, therelativesensitivityof each primer set (fragments of 271 and 188 bp) has been tested and no difference was found in their sensitivity.
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We must take account of therelativesensitivityof individual sectors and the impact on employment, as well as the effect on customers and on the general economic good.
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If two cone classes are present, then theirrelativesensitivitywill change the behavioral wavelength sensitivity.
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Further the length of each bar is proportional to therelativesensitivityof the cell lines.
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Therelativesensitivityof a given explosive to impact may vary greatly from its sensitivity to friction or heat.
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Relative sensitivities of mammalian carnivores to habitat fragmentation.
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Where both analyses will be required, it is possible to affect their relative sensitivities by the shape of the main plots.
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Therelativesensitivityassumption assumes that the sensitivity of a direct discrimination is greater than or equal to the sensitivity of a comparable indirect discrimination to conscious task relevant information.
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