sensitivity

Dictionary Definition

The capacity of an organism or sense organ to respond to stimulation; the quality or state of being hypersensitive; the degree to which a radio receiving set responds to incoming waves; the capacity of being easily hurt; awareness of the needs and emotions of others.

Committee Definition

Proposed: The uncertainty in the output of a mathematical model or system (numerical or otherwise) can be apportioned to different sources of uncertainty in its inputs.

Domain Specific Usage

When reporting a sensitivity analysis, researchers should explain fully their specification search so that the readers can judge for themselves how the results may have been affected.

Notes

Saltelli, A., Ratto, M., Andres, T., Campolongo, F., Cariboni, J., Gatelli, D. Saisana, M., and Tarantola, S., 2008, Global Sensitivity Analysis. The Primer, John Wiley & Sons.