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specific

[spi-sif-ik] / spɪˈsɪf ɪk /


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"The sensor was also highly specific -- ignoring other similar RNA strands and detecting only the lung cancer target."

From Science Daily

As he notes, "this same virtue had become their experimental Achilles' heel: how do you "read" or "detect" a property that doesn't reside at any specific point?"

From Science Daily

Volunteer moderators help run the site by managing specific communities and ensure users stick to the rules and keep to the subject.

From BBC

He declined specifics for privacy reasons, and because there is no way to quantify the intertwined family and company relationships in Tumbler Ridge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Corporations can craft their own access rules that are better suited to their specific needs.

From The Wall Street Journal