different between resistivity vs sensitivity

English

Etymology

resistive +? -ity

Noun

resistivity (countable and uncountable, plural resistivities)

1. (electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (?m) in the metric system of measurement.
2. (thermodynamics) The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W^-1

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References

• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914) , “resistance”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume IV (P–Simulant), revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 1078064371, page 5105.
• Ingo W. D. Hackh (1929) A Chemical Dictionary : Containing the Words Generally Used in Chemistry, and Many of the Terms Used in the Related Sciences … Based on Recent Chemical Literature, P. Blakiston's Son, entry “specific”, page 678

English

Etymology

sensitive +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: s?ns?t?v??t?, IPA^(key): /?s?ns??t?v?ti/

Noun

sensitivity (countable and uncountable, plural sensitivities)

1. The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
2. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
3. (statistics) The proportion of individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary classification test.
4. (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
5. (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.

Derived terms

• high-sensitivity

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References

• sensitivity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia