specificity

1 the quality of being specific rather than general; "add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion"; "the specificity of the symptoms of the disease"

2 the quality of being specific to a particular organism; "host specificity of a parasite"

English

Etymology

From specific + -ity.

Pronunciation

• /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/

Noun

1. The state of being specific rather than general.
2. The probability, in a binary test, of a true negative being correctly identified.
3. The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for a given condition.

Coordinate terms

• sensitivity

Translations

seealso Specific Specificity may refer to:

• Specificity (tests), a measure of a test's effectiveness
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