Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being responsive; specifically, in anthropology, mental responsiveness; that attribute of mind in virtue of which there is a relation of correspondence between modes of thought and physical surroundings, so that the human mind, for example, even in its more complex operations, reflects environment with striking fidelity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A measure of
responsiveness - noun physics A measure of the
gain of a system
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Examples
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However, I think I remember that some laser calorimeters at NIST behaved similarly – that is, their responsivity varied slightly with the seasons.
ICR throws in towel -- then reaches for another - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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However, I think I remember that some laser calorimeters at NIST behaved similarly – that is, their responsivity varied slightly with the seasons.
ICR throws in towel -- then reaches for another - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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However, I think I remember that some laser calorimeters at NIST behaved similarly – that is, their responsivity varied slightly with the seasons.
ICR throws in towel -- then reaches for another - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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By ten months, the emotional responsivity of infants of depressed mothers is already organized differently from that of normal infants.
Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.: PBS's This Emotional Life: Prepartum Healthcare Can Impact Postpartum Mood Disorders Ph.D. Jessica Zucker 2010
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Gyrotonic® has a spherical 3 dimensional intention, works with arcs and spirals, undulations, while contact promotes a responsivity in the body by constantly addressing a mind/body connectivity and attention to gravity - a hyper inner ear attunement if ever there was one.
Archive 2008-01-01 Jeanne Robinson 2008
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Gyrotonic® has a spherical 3 dimensional intention, works with arcs and spirals, undulations, while contact promotes a responsivity in the body by constantly addressing a mind/body connectivity and attention to gravity - a hyper inner ear attunement if ever there was one.
: The Official Movie Blog: the (w)rite stuff - 2 Kathleen McDonagh 2008
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Other changes, such as lower sexual interest and responsivity, increased in prevalence as women made the transition to menopause.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Other changes, such as lower sexual interest and responsivity, increased in prevalence as women made the transition to menopause.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Other changes, such as lower sexual interest and responsivity, increased in prevalence as women made the transition to menopause.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Other changes, such as lower sexual interest and responsivity, increased in prevalence as women made the transition to menopause.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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