specificity
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Noun [edit]
specificity (plural specificities)
- The state of being specific rather than general.
- (statistics) The probability, in a binary test, of a true negative being correctly identified.
- (medicine) The extent to which a particular diagnostic test is specific for a given condition.
Synonyms [edit]
- specificness (much less common)
Coordinate terms [edit]
- (statistics, binary probability): sensitivity
Translations [edit]
the state of being specific rather than general
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a probability in a binary test of a true negative being correctly identified
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External links [edit]
- specificity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- specificity at OneLook Dictionary Search