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responsivity en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English responsive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English responsivity From responsive + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A measure of responsiveness.
    • Adding personal responsivity (emotions, thoughts, and behaviors) to the therapeutic milieu (1) provides the opportunity to “consequate” problematical in-session behavior using the therapist's personal reactions as the consequence; […] 2011, David W. Springer, Allen Rubin, Christopher G. Beevers, Treatment of Depression in Adolescents and Adults:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A measure of the gain of a system.

Forms

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Deriveds

thermoresponsivity · photoresponsivity · mechanoresponsivity · radioresponsivity · unresponsivity · hyperresponsivity