Specificity is a virtue when you write a technical document.
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Specificity
Synonyms for "specificity" (11 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
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1 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- специфичност noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Catalan
1 entries- especificitat noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Dutch
1 entries- specificiteit noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Esperanto
1 entries- specifeco noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Finnish
3 entries- erityisyys noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
- tarkkuus noun ((statistics) probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified)
- täsmällisyys noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
French
2 entries- spécificité noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
- spécificité noun ((statistics) probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified)
Georgian
1 entries- სპეციფიკურობა noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
German
2 entries- Spezifität noun ((statistics) probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified)
- Spezifizität noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Hebrew
2 entries- ייחודיות \ יִחוּדִיּוּת noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
- סגוליות \ סְגֻלִּיּוּת noun ((statistics) probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified)
Indonesian
2 entries- spesifisitas noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
- spesifisitas noun ((statistics) probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified)
Italian
1 entries- specificità noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Polish
2 entries- specyficzność noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
- specyfika noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Portuguese
1 entries- especificidade noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Romanian
2 entries- specificitate noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
- specificitate noun ((statistics) probability in a binary classification test of a true negative being correctly identified)
Russian
1 entries- специ́фика noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Spanish
1 entries- especificidad noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Tagalog
1 entries- katiyakan noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Ukrainian
1 entries- специфіка noun (the state of being specific rather than general)
Sample sentences
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In Chemistry, the characteristic of enzymes (and catalysts) to participate in certain chemical reactions is called specificity.
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Congress must set a clear standard: Police should prove with specificity what's on your phone before forcing it open, and only after the device's owner has consulted with a lawyer. Doing so would provide citizens a means to ensure police follow warrant requirements without sacrificing law enforcement's ability to pursue the crime they're investigating.
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Coordinate term: sensitivity
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