specificity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being specific rather than general
  2. noun the quality of being specific to a particular organism

Etymology

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

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