specificity

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The state of being specific rather than general.
2. (uncountable, usually) The extent to which a characteristic is specific to a given person, place, or thing; thus:
3. (uncountable, usually) The extent to which a characteristic is specific to a given person, place, or thing; thus:

Synonyms

peculiarity

feature

characteristic

distinction

idiosyncrasy

mark

singularity

tag

trait

attribute

true negative rate

character

Translations

spécificité

specificità

especificidade

especificidad

especificitat

specificiteit

especificitat

özel etken oranı

التحديد

özgüllük

especifitat

Besonderheit

Eigentümlichkeit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/

Etymology

From specific + -ity. Compare French spécificité.