specificity

名词 n.
/spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/    /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being specific rather than general. uncountable,usually
    — 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.
  2. 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. uncountable,usually
    — Coordinate term: sensitivity
  3. The extent to which a characteristic is specific to a given person, place, or thing; thus:; The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for, or a symptom or sign is specific to, a given condition. uncountable,usually

词形变化

specificities plural

词源

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