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specificity

Pronunciation: /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/

The English word “specificity” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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