specificity

n. 特异性, 专一性, 特殊性, 特性, 特征 [化] 专一性

发音

UK /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/
US /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/

词形变化

specificities 复数 specificities

别名

specifity

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being specific rather than general.

    不可数
  2. 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.

    不可数 数学

    Coordinate term: sensitivity

  3. 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.

    不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

particularity specialness

词源

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

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