"responsiveness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs/ Forms: responsivenesses [plural]
Etymology: From responsive + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|responsive|-ness}} responsive + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} responsiveness (countable and uncountable, plural responsivenesses)
  1. The quality or state of being responsive. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-responsiveness-en-noun-9dI6LEke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. The ability of a machine to adjust to external influences. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-responsiveness-en-noun-0n0nt~ty
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bioresponsiveness, chemoresponsiveness, electroresponsiveness, hyperresponsiveness, hyporesponsiveness, mechanoresponsiveness, nonresponsiveness, photoresponsiveness, radioresponsiveness, thermoresponsiveness Related terms: responsivity

Inflected forms

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