• In physics, the susceptibility of a material or substance describes its response to an applied field. There are many kinds of susceptibilities, for example:

Magnetic susceptibility

Electric susceptibility

These two susceptibilities are particular examples of a linear response function; sometimes the terms susceptibility and linear response function are used interchangeably. In Electromagnetism the magnetic susceptibility ( Latin: susceptibilis “receptiveness” is the degree of Magnetization of a material in response The electric susceptibility χe of a Dielectric material is a measure of how easily it polarizes in response to an Electric field. A linear response function describes the input-output relationshipof a signal transducer such as a radio turning electromagnetic waves into musicor a neuron turning synaptic input into

• In medicine:

Susceptible individual

• In botany, susceptibility 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. In Epidemiology a susceptible individual (sometimes known simply as a susceptible is a member of a Population who is at risk of becoming infected by a disease if Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life It should not be confused with "vulnerability", which taken into account both the effect of exposure and the likelihood of exposure.

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