Specificity meaning

What does “specificity” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“specificity” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the quality of being specific rather than general.

specificity

noun

  1. 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. the quality of being specific to a particular organism

    “host specificity of a parasite”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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