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Vertical Sensitivity

An indication of how much an oscilloscope's vertical amplifier can amplify a weak signal. Vertical sensitivity is usually given in millivolts (my) per division. The smallest voltage that a general purpose oscilloscope can detect is typically about 1 mV per vertical screen division.