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specificity

[spes-uh-fis-i-tee] / ˌspɛs əˈfɪs ɪ ti /


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New MRI measures can evaluate abnormalities with more specificity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ortiz’s commitment to specificity extended to the family casting, intentionally matching the actors to the real-life relatives they are based on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now diners seem increasingly sensitive to the moment when all that optimization scrubs away specificity.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

It achieved an average detection accuracy of 97.79%, along with a sensitivity of 99.86% and a specificity of 95.72%.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

I was still practicing law, but the specificity of the work and the change of scenery distracted me just enough from the bigger questions beginning to bubble up in my mind.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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