Does the loudness of a sound depend on the sensitivity of a listener's ear?

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The loudness of sound is the response of the ear to the sound.
The loudness of a sound is the energy a wave of sound contains.
And yes, the loudness of sound also depends on the sensitivity of the human ear.

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