Specific

Meaning

Adj

●

explicit or definite.

●

In Taxonomy:

pertaining to a

, as a

or

at the

of

.

●

special,

or unique.

●

intended for, or

to, a particular thing.

●

Serving to

a particular

(often a

or

), with little risk of

for it.

●

being a

for a particular

on a

level,

just

the symptoms

●

In Immunology:

limited to a particular

or antigen.

●

In Physics:

of a value

by

(e.g. specific

energy)

●

In Physics:

similarly

to a value

by any

which

to

it (e.g.

specific fuel consumption

,

to

by

)

●

In Physics:

a

with a

value by

, to

a

without

or

(e.g. specific

refractive index

is a

number, and is

to that of air)

Noun

●

A

or quality.

●

A

for a specific

or condition.

●

Specification

●

The

; particulars.

Sourced from

Origin

specific

English

specifique

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

specificus

Latin

Sourced from

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