specificity
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3VERB + SPECIFICITY
called, prove
SPECIFICITY + NOUN
virtue
PREP.
on, with
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noun
The state of being specific rather than general.
Congress must set a clear standard: Police should prove with specificity what's on your phone before forcing it open, and only after the device's owner has consulted with a lawyer. Doing so would provide citizens a means to ensure police follow warrant requirements without sacrificing law enforcement's ability to pursue the crime they're investigating.
The extent to which a characteristic is specific to a given person, place, or thing; thus:
Coordinate term: sensitivity
The extent to which a characteristic is specific to a given person, place, or thing; thus:
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4Congress must set a clear standard: Police should prove with specificity what's on your phone before forcing it open, and only after the device's owner has consulted with a lawyer. Doing so would prov
WiktionaryCoordinate term: sensitivity
WiktionarySpecificity is a virtue when you write a technical document.
Tatoeba · #7049459In Chemistry, the characteristic of enzymes (and catalysts) to participate in certain chemical reactions is called specificity.
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