as in accuracy
careful thoroughness of detail
the specificity of your description of your medical condition was a bit more than I needed
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Recent Examples of specificity
The Finnish conductor, 39, is a singular sight before an orchestra — bushy-haired, bony, and armed with an arsenal of gestures that put across his intentions with striking specificity.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The lack of specificity there is deliberate—sometimes the ginger is ginger ale, sometimes ginger beer, sometimes ginger syrup and soda water, while the lemon is sometimes peel or juice, and the whiskey sometimes blended or rye.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
Given historical specificity of Hong Kong cinema, how does that context or its removal operate in Night Charades?
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
In March 2025 the Acting Comptroller of the Currency issued a new publication, Interpretative Letter 1183, that has provided the sought after clarity and specificity requested by the TradFi space to engage in crypto activities.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The lack of specificity there is deliberate—sometimes the ginger is ginger ale, sometimes ginger beer, sometimes ginger syrup and soda water, while the lemon is sometimes peel or juice, and the whiskey sometimes blended or rye.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
Given historical specificity of Hong Kong cinema, how does that context or its removal operate in Night Charades?
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
In March 2025 the Acting Comptroller of the Currency issued a new publication, Interpretative Letter 1183, that has provided the sought after clarity and specificity requested by the TradFi space to engage in crypto activities.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specificity
Noun
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This wasn't quite as effective, with the accuracy of fly navigation dropping to about 80 percent.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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The small size of the green does not help either, requiring exceptional accuracy on the approach.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This enables them to ensure that the right products, shelf modules and aisles are monitored at the right frequency and precision.—
Samuel Mueller,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Speak with care and curiosity, not perfection or precision.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though the script successfully condenses several eras of Harmon’s life and captures the quirks and particularities of his mother’s and grandmother’s personalities, the performances really give the material its extra emotional heft.—
Maya Phillips,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Longer term, a constitutional amendment seems appropriate — perhaps a supplement to Article II, Section 2, stipulating that a pardon, to be valid, must identify the crime with reasonable particularity.—
Robert A. Levy,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Specificity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specificity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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