Specific vs Concretization - What's the difference?
specific | concretization |
explicit or definite
(sciences) Pertaining to a species.
*2008 , (Richard Dawkins), The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing , Oxford 2009, p. 3:
*:Science and literature, then, are the two achievements of Homo sapiens that most convincingly justify the specific name.
(taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species
special, distinctive or unique
intended for, or applying to a particular thing
being a remedy for a particular disease
* Coleridge
(immunology) limited to a particular antibody or antigen
(physics) of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
(physics) 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)
(physics) 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)
A distinguishing attribute or quality.
Something particularly adapted for a particular use, as a remedy for a particular disorder
Specification
(in the plural) The details; particulars.
(uncountable) The process of concretizing]] a general principle or idea by delineating, [[particularize, particularizing, or exemplifying it.
* 1934 , J. Tinbergen, "Annual Survey of Significant Developments in General Economic Theory," Econometrica , vol. 2, no. 1, p. 25:
* 1961 , H. Kelsen, General Theory of Law and State , p. 237:
(countable) Something specific which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.
* 1979 , Trudy Scott, "Stuart Sherman's Singular Spectacles," The Drama Review: TDR , vol. 23, no. 1, p. 75:
* 1993 , Lubomír Doležel, "Semiotic Poetics of the Prague School," in Irene Rima Makaryk (ed.) Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approaches, Scholars, Terms , ISBN 9780802068606,
(uncountable, medicine, psychology) An inability to generalize or perform abstraction accompanied by excessive concentration on specific details, as in a mental disorder or in cognition by children.
* 1969 , E. Drage and B. Lange, "Ethical Considerations in the Use of Patients for Demonstration," The American Journal of Nursing , vol. 69, no. 10, p. 2165:
As nouns the difference between specific and concretization
is that specific is a distinguishing attribute or quality while concretization is (uncountable) the process of concretizing]] a general principle or idea by delineating, [[particularize|particularizing, or exemplifying it.As an adjective specific
is explicit or definite.specific
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Alternative forms
* specifick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.
- In fact, all medicines will be found specific in the perfection of the science.
Antonyms
* all-purpose * broad * general * general-purpose * generic * gross * nonspecific * overall * pandemic * universal * unspecific * widespreadDerived terms
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* genericNoun
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* concretisationNoun
- There are certain fields in general economics that are at present not so much in need of a broadening of the theoretical basis as in need of a minute working-out and concretization .
- [Law] proceeds from the general (abstract) to the individual (particular); it is a process of increasing individualization and concretization .
- This movement gave Sherman his first image—a roller skate—a concretization of pure motion.
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- Vodicka's reception history is an empirical study of the post-genesis fortunes of literary works as attested in recorded concretizations (diaries, memoirs, letters, critical reviews, and essays).
- Another [patient] commented on the fact that the consultant had referred to two of them as "boys" in the demonstration. The concretization of a schizophrenic is exemplified here. One man thought this word meant that the consultant, in order "to keep things on the level of boy-girl, wanted everyone else to consider her as a girl, so the boys and girls could communicate."
Usage notes
* Concretization' and '''concretion''' are rough synonyms but are usually not used interchangeably. '''Concretization''' is more commonly used to refer to a particular embodiment of a general concept or to the process which creates it. ' Concretion is more commonly used to refer to a physical, especially geological, object or to the physical process which creates it.Antonyms
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