specificity

noun

ˌspe-sə-ˈfi-sə-tē How to pronounce specificity (audio)
Definition of specificitynext
as in accuracy
careful thoroughness of detail the specificity of your description of your medical condition was a bit more than I needed

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Recent Examples of specificity Undeterred, the team simplified things and fed AlphaFold only the DNA, RNA, and Cas9 protein, since the latter is the primary factor determining its sequence specificity. — ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 The specificity of that link — with an actual date — is reason for pause, but also, planning for a potentially huge event like this happens all the time, across all mediums. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Across town, Café Corazón, a seven-time winner of Kansas City’s best small business award, scaled for cultural specificity instead of volume. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 July 2026 Instead of succumbing to tropey writing, Ellis-Taylor fights hard for specificity. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for specificity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
  1. accuracy
  2. precision
  3. attentiveness
  4. particularity
  5. explicitness
  6. carefulness
Noun
  • Going after both types of systems is essential at a time when the accuracy and destructive power of non-nuclear weapons is on the rise, and when relatively cheap, widely available weapons like drones can wreak havoc and fuel and sustain conflicts.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • These measurements are essential for validating reactor safety models, improving simulation accuracy, and supporting future licensing and commercial deployment.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of accuracy
Noun
  • The lipstick can be applied directly to lips with the bullet’s precision tip, or with a lip brush for greater control.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • With aspirations of becoming the league’s highest-scoring offense, Johnson and the Bears are adopting a micro-focus on situational precision.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of precision
Noun
  • In Japan, this kind of attentiveness is understood through omotenashi.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Even in novels centered on Millennial inaction or stasis, such as Pond, by Claire-Louise Bennett, a kind of attentiveness is necessary to advance beyond rhetorical water-treading.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of attentiveness
Noun
  • The particularities and quirks of the Bennets are like a charming odd neighbor that holds a forever place in your heart.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
  • That huge imbalance has a little to do with market and trading dynamics – and a lot to do with the particularities of oil refining.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of particularity
Noun
  • Pretty Baby had been banned in many countries for its explicitness, particularly nude scenes featuring the underage Shields, but that didn't deter overzealous fans in the French Riviera.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
  • The film frankly depicts the extreme sub-dom relationship that Erika lures Elliot into, peppered with Araki’s trademark playful-surrealism while committed to a certain, refreshing explicitness.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of explicitness
Noun
  • This carefulness is clearly strategic.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • There was no carefulness in it.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of carefulness

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