specific
/spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
Explicit or definite; Pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species; Special, distinctive or unique; intended for, or applying to, a particular thing
- comparative
- more specific
- superlative
- most specific
Meanings
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Explicit or definite
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Pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species
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Special, distinctive or unique
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intended for, or applying to, a particular thing
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Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it
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Being a remedy for a particular disease on a deeper level, rather than just masking the symptomsrare
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Limited to a particular antibody or antigenrare
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Of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)rare
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Similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)rare
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A measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)rare