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Term of the Road Dictionary

sensitivity

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Material Testing
  • Definition : Change in the response of a measuring instrument divided by the corresponding change in the stimulus [COST 323].
  • Synonyms : sensitiveness

Empfindlichkeit

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Materialprüfung
  • Definition : Quotient aus der Änderung der Ausgangsgrösse eines Messgerätes und der zugehörigen Änderung der Eingangsgrösse. Anmerkung: die Empfindlichkeit kann vom Wert der Eingangsgrösse abhängig sein [COST 323].

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