Definition of Specificity

1. Noun. The quality of being specific rather than general. "The specificity of the symptoms of the disease"

Generic synonyms: Particularity, Specialness
Derivative terms: Specific

2. Noun. The quality of being specific to a particular organism. "Host specificity of a parasite"
Generic synonyms: Particularity, Specialness

Definition of Specificity

1. Noun. The state of being specific rather than general. ¹

2. Noun. (statistics) The probability, in a binary test, of a true negative being correctly identified. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for a given condition. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Specificity

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Specificity

1. The ability of the immune response to interact with individual antigens. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Specificity

specific rotation
specific serum
specific soluble polysaccharide
specific soluble sugar
specific therapy
specific thrust
specific transduction
specific urethritis
specific volume
specifical
specifically
specificalness
specification
specifications
specificities
specificity (current term)
specificity constant
specifick
specificness
specificnesses
specifics
specified
specifier
specifiers
specifies
specify
specifying
specillum
specimen
specimen bottle

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