Specificity Definition & Meaning

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"

"Specificity" in song lyrics

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  • "what is asset specificity"
    AOL — AOL
  • "blast search of the sequence specificity"
    AOL — AOL
  • "the goal at nutri-spec is nutritional specificity"
    AOL — AOL

Usage tips for "specificity"

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