- responsiveness
- noun see responsive
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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responsiveness — UK US /rɪˈspɒnsɪvnəs/ noun [U] ► used for talking about how quickly and well a person or organization reacts to something: responsiveness to sth »I am very proud of the expertise and responsiveness to the customer s needs that our company… … Financial and business terms
responsiveness — index amenability, sensibility Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Responsiveness — The responsiveness of an interactive system describes how quickly it responds to user input.Long delays can be a major cause of user frustration, or let the user believe the system is broken, or that a command or input gesture has been ignored.… … Wikipedia
responsiveness — n. responsiveness to * * * [rɪ spɒnsɪvnɪs] responsiveness to … Combinatory dictionary
responsiveness — noun /rɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs/ a) The quality or state of being responsive. The responsiveness of my old PC is nearly zero! b) The ability of a machine to adjust to external influences. See Also: responsivity … Wiktionary
responsiveness — responsive ► ADJECTIVE 1) responding readily and positively. 2) in response; answering. DERIVATIVES responsively adverb responsiveness noun … English terms dictionary
Responsiveness — Responsive Re*spon sive ( s?v), a. [Cf. F. resposif.] 1. That responds; ready or inclined to respond. [1913 Webster] 2. Suited to something else; correspondent. [1913 Webster] The vocal lay responsive to the strings. Pope. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
responsiveness — /ri spon siv nis/, n. 1. the quality or state of being responsive. 2. Mach. the ability of a machine or system to adjust quickly to suddenly altered external conditions, as of speed, load, or temperature, and to resume stable operation without… … Universalium
responsiveness — re·spon·sive·ness n the quality or state of being responsive … Medical dictionary
responsiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Ready acceptance of often new suggestions, ideas, influences, or opinions: open mindedness, openness, receptiveness, receptivity. See ACCEPT … English dictionary for students
