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Synonyms for specificity
ˌspɛs əˈfɪs ɪ tispeci·fici·ty
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specificitynoun
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specificnessspecificitynoun
The state of being specific rather than general.
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specificnessspecificitynoun
The probability, in a binary test, of a true negative being correctly identified.
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specificnessspecificitynoun
The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for a given condition.
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specificness
Princeton's WordNet
specificitynoun
the quality of being specific rather than general
"add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion"; "the specificity of the symptoms of the disease"
specificitynoun
the quality of being specific to a particular organism
"host specificity of a parasite"
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List of paraphrases for "specificity":
uniqueness, distinctiveness, particularity, individuality, peculiarity, specific, singularity, concreteness, precision
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
specificity
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True-negative rate
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#738 | specific | |
#4949 | precision | |
#14577 | specificity | |
#22294 | uniqueness | |
#26782 | individuality | |
#29164 | singularity | |
#63317 | distinctiveness | |
#70790 | peculiarity | |
#75481 | particularity | |
#150030 | concreteness |
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There are a number of examples, but one that really stands out for me is the discussion of the President's decision-making on bombing Iran, the specificity of the deliberations, the structure of the President's reasoning and that of other senior level officials and the high value of all that information to Iran and to other adversaries when there are future tensions.
New 'not-com' choices let you combine creativity to the left of the dot, with specificity to the right.
They are the epitome of Squad goals. Thanks guys.To the organizers of the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association, I want to thank you for recognizing my work and the way that I do the work. Because, the work itself is something that we're all doing. But the specificity that each one of us brings from our upbringing, failures, victories and values is the potent mix that makes us compelling and memorable voices in media, thank you for adding me to MMCA’s list of those getting it done.
I doubt that any of the other statues of men had to go through those levels of specificity.
While these symptoms lack specificity they will empower more people to alert EMS, on the flip side, a large proportion of worried well may also clog up limited EMS services if an alarmist approach is taken.
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