Sensitivity Definition and 111 Threads

Hi, What exactly is the difference between accuracy and sensitivity as regards experimental apparatus? Thanks. :smile:

Okay, this came up as an aside in the thread about the outdoor smoking ban, and it just struck me that maybe the division in understanding between smokers and non-smokers is that we experience second-hand smoke differently prior to any first experience/opportunity to experience smoking...

Could someone please help me resolve this case sensitivity issue when running a session of Maxima(5.9.2) on WinTeXmacs(1.0.5). The output is always is in the upper case even though I entered the variables in the lower case. Are there are any patches to fix this problem ? Any help will be...

Hi All, I have a pretty off the wall question. I’m looking for a legit biological answer, not just asking for the sake of asking. Admittedly, I like to party it up fairly often – I drink a fair amount of alcohol, but don’t do drugs of ANY kind. I’ve noticed that my senses towards sound...

I wish to use a for loop i already made and replace a number with a variable defined as a range of numbers, then plot the max of another function that used the function with the new variable. How would I do this? example: x = [0:.5:1] r = 5*x t = 3/r new program: x = same n =...

Hi, I have a question about calculating the error of the transducer. A pressure transducer exhibits a temperature sensitivity of 0.05 units per degree Celsius and a pressure sensitivity of 5 units per MPa. If the temperature changes 30 degrees celsius during a measurement of a pressure of...

How would I find the sensitivity and accuracy of electronic weighing scales?

Can someone estimate how sensitive a spectrometer has to be in order to measure the velocity spectra of Io through a 0.7m focal length refractor telescope (radius 70mm) of during optimal conditions? :smile:

how do u increase the sensitivity of an IR sensor? what are the options?

I was on snopes and came across this article: http://www.snopes.com/rumors/cool.htm This seems to me to be "digging" for symbolism, and unfair in general. I was just wondering what everyone else thought.

how many peak sensitivity of the human eye?