specificity

IPA: spɛsʌfˈɪsʌti

noun

  • The state of being specific rather than general.
  • The extent to which a characteristic is specific to a given person, place, or thing; thus:
  • (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.
  • (medicine) The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for, or a symptom or sign is specific to, a given condition.
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Examples of "specificity" in Sentences

  • Sakmann discovered how this specificity is accomplished.
  • It is appreciated, especially the specificity of the comments.
  • And there's the brilliant way to explain specificity numbers with Stormtroopers and Emperors:
  • Wigfield, Guthrie, Tonks, & Perencevich (2004) wrote about “the nature and domain specificity of reading motivation.”
  • I agree that gender-specificity is a narrowing, and I think that your hypothesis of 'not in front of the ...' is useful.

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