receptivity

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What made Haynes different from many of his contemporaries, however, was his constant musical receptivity and adaptability.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Measuring the receptivity of stigmas, a necessary element for pollination, overlapped with the highest number of beetles found visiting the flowers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

“But the big change is the apparent receptivity of juries to convict police officers when they harm or kill someone in the line of duty,” she said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022

If children’s wisdom and receptivity to images are present, this idealized picture has great appeal.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Hence social scientists continue to debate the specific reasons why receptivity changed in Islam, China, and Europe, and why the Chimbus, Ibos, and Navajo were more receptive to new technology than were their neighbors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond