##  [Sensitivity](/sensitivity) 

  ##  [Sensitivity](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/sensitivity-0) 

  

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Definition

The proportion of individuals who truly have a specified condition that the diagnostic test classifies as positive; formally Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN), where TP = true positives and FN = false negatives.