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. Harris Faulkner:

   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.

2. 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.

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. 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.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   This can go on as long or as short as senators prefer, i cannot tell you with specificity when the vote will occur. But it will come when no senator is seeking recognition.