English noun: specificity | |||
1. | specificity (attribute) the quality of being specific rather than general | ||
Samples | Add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion. The specificity of the symptoms of the disease. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | particularity, specialness | ||
2. | specificity (attribute) the quality of being specific to a particular organism | ||
Samples | Host specificity of a parasite. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | particularity, specialness | ||