Specific vs Specialize - What's the difference?
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As an adjective specific is explicit or definite. As a noun specific is a distinguishing attribute or quality. As a verb specialize is to mention specially; to particularize.
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specific English
Alternative forms
* specifick (obsolete)
Adjective
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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
- Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.
* Coleridge
- In fact, all medicines will be found specific in the perfection of the science.
(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)
Antonyms
* all-purpose
* broad
* general
* general-purpose
* generic
* gross
* nonspecific
* overall
* pandemic
* universal
* unspecific
* widespread
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Noun
( en noun)
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.
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specialize English
Alternative forms
* specialise (non-Oxford British spelling)
Verb
(specializ)
To mention specially; to particularize.
To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge.
(biology) To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.
Antonyms
* generalize
Derived terms
* specialty, speciality
* specialist
* subspecialize
* subspecialty, subspeciality
* subspecialist
* specialisation, specialization
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