Specificity definition

Specificity

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WordNet

(1) The quality of being specific rather than general

"Add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion"

"The specificity of the symptoms of the disease"

(2) The quality of being specific to a particular organism

"Host specificity of a parasite"

WiktionaryText

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