Definitions of Specificity [ˌspɛs əˈfɪs ɪ ti]

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Definition of 'Specificity'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) specificity
the quality or state of being specific.

2. specificity
Biol. the selective attachment or influence of one substance on another, as of an antibiotic on its target organism.

Etymology: (1875–80)

Definition of 'Specificity'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) specificity
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. (noun) specificity
the quality of being specific to a particular organism
"host specificity of a parasite"

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