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detectivity

detectivity noun: the (relative) effectiveness of a detector.

Noun

detectivity (plural detectivities)

  1. The (relative) effectiveness of a detector
    • It should be noted that all of these photoresponse performances such as the photocurrent, the detectivity, and the relative responsivity were quite improved compared to those of photodetectors based only on a single CdTe NW.2015 August 19, Kwang Heo et al., “Bi-Assisted CdTe/CdS Hierarchical Nanostructure Growth for Photoconductive Applications”, in Nanoscale Research Letters, volume 10, →DOI

Forms of detectivity

pluraldetectivities

Questions about detectivity

What does detectivity mean?
Detectivity means the (relative) effectiveness of a detector.
What part of speech is detectivity?
Detectivity is a noun.
What is the plural of detectivity?
The plural of detectivity is detectivities.

Words near detectivity in the dictionary

  1. detectived
  2. detectivelike
  3. detectives
  4. detectiving
  5. detectivities
  6. detectivity
  7. detectograph
  8. detectographs
  9. detector
  10. detector bar
  11. detector bars

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