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detectability

detectability

6.7
How easy it is to notice or find something
  • noun
  • /dɪˈtɛktəˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : detectabilidad
  • However, this highly sensitive procedure can detect prion concentrations below the level of detectability of bioassays.
  • odor detectability
  • detectability decreases

And what we found is we're pretty close, but haven't yet reached the detectability of the effect that we are predicting.

Examples

  • The results of the analyses for odor detectability (D/T) and specific chemical compounds including TRS, THC, and NH3 are presented in Table 2.

    Academic text (1997)

  • You also see that the lateral flow tests, their detectability cuts off a lot sooner, which is much more in line with the infectious.

  • The HIV-1 viral load was below the level of detectability.

    Academic text (2007)

  • And what we found is we're pretty close, but haven't yet reached the detectability of the effect that we are predicting.

    Lex Fridman

  • An odor panel of area residents was formed to evaluate the samples for odor detectability, intensity, and character.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The twin improvements offered by the Space Telescope—sharper images and greater detectability of faint images—are impressive in themselves.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The kits for PCR cost just a few hundred dollars, and they offer the detectability of single molecules of DNA and easy clues to the structure of the tiniest samples.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Because of difficulties inherent in estimating and controlling for detectability, citizen science data are often more suitable for computing indices of relative abundance than estimates of absolute abundance.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The detectability of certain chemicals is crucial for ensuring safety in the laboratory.

  • Scientists are working on improving the detectability of low-level radiation in the environment.

Synonyms

perceptibility
vsdetectability
7.2

A quality that makes something easy to notice by the senses or mind

is about being found or noticed externally rather than inner perception
observability
vsdetectability
7.7

How easily sensors like radar can see or detect something

is the general ability to be noticed by people or devices
discernability
vsdetectability
7.5

How easy it is to see or tell things apart

is about simple finding or noticing rather than separating similar items
noticeability
vsdetectability
4.9

How easy it is to see or understand something

is about the basic ability to be found not the ease of doing so
noticeableness
vsdetectability
4.8

How easy something is to see or understand

is the neutral quality of being findable not focusing on how easy it is
visibleness
vsdetectability
7.2

How easy it is to see something

is broader including being noticed by other senses or instruments too
apparency
vsdetectability
9.5

Being easy to see or understand

is about mere ability to be found even when not obvious or clear
apparentness
vsdetectability
6.8

How easy something is to see or understand

is the neutral possibility of being found even when not standing out

How Detectable

obviousness
3 2.9
detectability
6.7
stealthiness
1 7.3
undetectable
23 6.5

Surface Forms

detectability singular
detectabilities plural

Morphology

detectability = detectable (transparent) = detect + able + ity

Formed from the adjective 'detectable' + the nominalising suffix '-ity', clearly denoting the state or quality of being detectable.

Etymology

Detectability comes from Latin parts de- ('off' or 'away') and tegere ('to cover'), so detect originally meant 'uncover'. You can see the same root in protect, and detectability is about how easy something is to be found or noticed.