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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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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. specificity

    Synonyms:
    True-negative rate

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  1. Louise Rollins-Smith:

    The peptide described in the Immunity report is somewhat unusual because of the apparent specificity, if further studies show that it has a low level of cytotoxicity and it can protect in other animal models of influenza, it could be developed as a potential treatment for influenza.

  2. 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.

  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. Ronald DeFeo:

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

  5. Paul Zemsky:

    It's hard to react to things that are said because of the lack of specificity, and the probability of him being elected is still low so changing your portfolio because of him is not likely to be profitable.


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