responsiveness
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being responsive.
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Machinery. 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 undue delay.
Etymology
Origin of responsiveness
First recorded in 1840–50; responsive + -ness
Example Sentences
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Not intelligence, not behavior, not responsiveness, but the existence of an inner life: sensations, feelings, perceptions, thoughts — however minimal — that are experienced by someone.
From Los Angeles Times
Paramount's move was prompted by a perceived lack of responsiveness from Netflix to Ellison's most recent approaches, according to an official company filing quoted by media reports.
From BBC
I wasn’t comfortable with that for business continuity, for geopolitical and other reasons like responsiveness to consumer demand.
One of the county officials told her it didn’t matter—responsiveness did.
She began to regain responsiveness in the evening and was finally able to get out of bed again by 22:00, 13 hours after she took the medication.
From BBC
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