Editing Susceptibility

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'''Susceptibility''' may refer to:
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==Physics and engineering==
In physics the '''susceptibility''' is a quantification for the change of an [[Intensive and extensive properties#Extensive properties|extensive property]] under variation of an [[Intensive and extensive properties#Intensive properties|intensive property]]. The word may refer to:

* In [[physics]], the susceptibility of a material or substance describes its response to an applied field. For example:
** [[Magnetic susceptibility]]
** [[Electric susceptibility]]
* The two types of susceptibility above are examples of a [[linear response function]]; sometimes the terms ''susceptibility'' and ''linear response function'' are used interchangeably.
*In [[electromagnetic compatibility]] (EMC), susceptibility is the sensitivity of a device's function to incoming electromagnetic interference

==Health and medicine==
* In epidemiology, a [[susceptible individual]] is a member of a population who is at risk of becoming infected by a disease
* In microbiology, pharmacology, and medicine drug susceptibility is the ability of a microorganism to be inhibited or killed by the drug, as in [[antibiotic sensitivity|antibiotic susceptibility]], the susceptibility of microorganisms to antibiotics (often used synonymously with the lay term sensitivity)

==Botany and environmental science==
* Susceptibility to pathogens is the extent to which a plant, vegetation complex, or ecological community would suffer from a pathogen if exposed, without regard to the likelihood of exposure {{ndash}} the opposite of [[Plant disease resistance]]
** It should not be confused with vulnerability, which by convention in this field takes into account both the effect of exposure ''and'' the likelihood of exposure

==Military science==
* The vulnerability of a target audience to particular forms of [[psychological warfare]]

==See also==
* [[Vulnerability]]

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