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responsiveness

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re⋅spon⋅sive⋅ness

  [ri-spon-siv-nis]
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–noun
1. the quality or state of being responsive.
2. 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.
Also, re⋅spon⋅siv⋅i⋅ty  [ri-spon-siv-i-tee, ree-spon-] .

Origin:
1840–50; responsive + -ness
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re·spon·sive   (rĭ-spŏn'sĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Answering or replying; responding.

  2. Readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts: a responsive student.

  3. Containing or using responses: responsive reading; responsive liturgy.

re·spon'sive·ly adv., re·spon'sive·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·spon·sive·ness
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being responsive
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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