responsiveness
the quality or state of being responsive.
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.
Origin of responsiveness
1- Also re·spon·siv·i·ty [ri-spon-siv-i-tee, ree-spon-]. /rɪ spɒnˈsɪv ɪ ti, ˌri spɒn-/.
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How to use responsiveness in a sentence
There are a few good ones, Antoine says, but he complained bitterly of a lack of responsiveness.
The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.
The lesson we learned is to increase our readiness and responsiveness.
Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin | Leo Cendrowicz | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAdrian will address the charges with the same respect and responsiveness he has brought to this inquiry from its beginning.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic Violence | Robert Silverman | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBurton had promised that weakening the big shots would heighten the accountability and responsiveness of Congress.
Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually Work | Megan McArdle | April 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was silent and moody, and showed little responsiveness to Garnache's jesting humour.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHow he had missed the responsiveness which had spurred him on to talk his best only his hurt heart knew.
Glory of Youth | Temple BaileyHis lack of responsiveness came, Lydia thought, from her having wounded his feelings.
The Squirrel-Cage | Dorothy CanfieldSheer dare-deviltry would arouse in them a responsiveness which had remained numb to the call of industry.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville BuckCharm and responsiveness are the chief social assets of the Thoracic.
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