specificity

CEFRC1

/spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being exact and clearly focused.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The extent to which a characteristic is specific to a given person, place, or thing; thus:, The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.

Examples

  • Specificity is a virtue when you write a technical document.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being specific rather than general.

  2. The extent to which a characteristic is specific to a given person, place, or thing; thus:

  3. The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The high blank of the instructions helped the team avoid any mistakes during the build.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From specific + -ity, perhaps modelled after French spécificité. First attested in 1829.