susceptiveness

noun

as in susceptibility

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  1. susceptibility
  2. responsiveness
  3. gray matter
Noun
  • Brighton also capitalised on this susceptibility to long throws in the final minutes of the seven-goal battle between the sides at Stamford Bridge on August 30.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The tests examine different forms of electromagnetic emissions and susceptibility.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of susceptibility
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  • To maintain responsiveness, DLSS 3 was paired with NVIDIA Reflex, which reduces system latency by synchronizing CPU and GPU workloads, ensuring that the higher frame rates do not come at the cost of input lag.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Initially, the experience there was better, at least in terms of teacher responsiveness and care.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of responsiveness
Noun
  • Studies have shown greater gray matter density or stronger white matter integrity in bilingual people, compared with people who speak one language.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike during puberty and pregnancy, the menopausal transition—the moment the body is going through menopause—doesn’t appear linked to an overall decrease in cortical gray matter volume.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of gray matter
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