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specificities

specificities is the plural of specificity.

Meaning of specificity

Noun

specificity (usually uncountable, plural specificities)

  1. (usually) The state of being specific rather than general.
    • 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...2024 October 14, Patrick Eddington, James Craven, Police Want the Password to Your Phone
  2. (usually) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.
    • Coordinate term: sensitivity
  3. (usually) The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for, or a symptom or sign is specific to, a given condition.

Questions about specificities

What is specificities the plural of?
Specificities is the plural of specificity.

Words near specificities in the dictionary

  1. specificational
  2. specifications
  3. specificative
  4. specificatively
  5. specificatory
  6. specificities
  7. specificity
  8. specificize
  9. specificized
  10. specificizes
  11. specificizing

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