Synonyms for specificity
ˌspɛs əˈfɪs ɪ tispeci·fici·ty

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1. specificitynoun

   Synonyms:
   specificness

2. specificitynoun

   The state of being specific rather than general.

   Synonyms:
   specificness

3. specificitynoun

   The probability, in a binary test, of a true negative being correctly identified.

   Synonyms:
   specificness

4. specificitynoun

   The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for a given condition.

   Synonyms:
   specificness

Princeton's WordNet

1. 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"

2. specificitynoun

   the quality of being specific to a particular organism

   "host specificity of a parasite"

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1. • Particularity

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1. List of paraphrases for "specificity":

   uniqueness, distinctiveness, particularity, individuality, peculiarity, specific, singularity, concreteness, precision

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. specificity

   Synonyms:
   True-negative rate

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1. Philippe Waechter:

   The specificity of the Nice attack is that such a tragic event can now happen in any region and is no longer specific to Paris, the impact on France's image will probably be key. Non-residents may come to see it as a risky country.

2. Ronald DeFeo:

   We're used to political demagoguery - but at some point there has to be the specificity of policy.

3. Thomas Schinecker:

   If you take blood from a finger prick, you will never be able to achieve the same level of specificity that you will achieve ... when you take blood from the vein, you have to have very, very high specificity. Even 0.1% or 0.2% makes a difference.

4. Matthew Wise:

   If I go home and I think that there's something I should tell to my mom or my wife about not eating, then that should be in the public domain at that point, we do tend to communicate when we have identified a product with enough specificity that would allow someone to be able to take an action.

5. Norm Eisen:

   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.