When referring to the word “sensitive” what does having a greater sensitivity mean?
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This might sound a bit confusing, so let me specify.
John is more sensitive to food than Louise
Does this sentence mean John is able to taste more food, and therefor has a larger range of food, or only likes a specific kind of food, and therefor has a smaller range of food than Louise?
As another example:
Instrument A is more sensitive to colour than instrument B
Again, similar question. Does instrument A accept more or less colours than instrument B?
Also, I'm not entirely sure what to tag this question, so feel free to tag it or suggest tags.
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This might sound a bit confusing, so let me specify.
John is more sensitive to food than Louise
Does this sentence mean John is able to taste more food, and therefor has a larger range of food, or only likes a specific kind of food, and therefor has a smaller range of food than Louise?
As another example:
Instrument A is more sensitive to colour than instrument B
Again, similar question. Does instrument A accept more or less colours than instrument B?
Also, I'm not entirely sure what to tag this question, so feel free to tag it or suggest tags.
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This might sound a bit confusing, so let me specify.
John is more sensitive to food than Louise
Does this sentence mean John is able to taste more food, and therefor has a larger range of food, or only likes a specific kind of food, and therefor has a smaller range of food than Louise?
As another example:
Instrument A is more sensitive to colour than instrument B
Again, similar question. Does instrument A accept more or less colours than instrument B?
Also, I'm not entirely sure what to tag this question, so feel free to tag it or suggest tags.
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This might sound a bit confusing, so let me specify.
John is more sensitive to food than Louise
Does this sentence mean John is able to taste more food, and therefor has a larger range of food, or only likes a specific kind of food, and therefor has a smaller range of food than Louise?
As another example:
Instrument A is more sensitive to colour than instrument B
Again, similar question. Does instrument A accept more or less colours than instrument B?
Also, I'm not entirely sure what to tag this question, so feel free to tag it or suggest tags.
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