specialization
Example Sentences
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Some of the students are seeking careers as actors, among other entertainment-related pursuits, making the minor a sensible specialization.
From Los Angeles Times
"These traits likely gave anglerfish an edge in exploiting scarce resources and navigating the extreme conditions of their environment, although we don't have strong evidence directly linking this diversity to this kind of resource specialization."
From Science Daily
Other traits that appear to increase extinction risk, such as body size, wing shape and ecological specialization, are also associated with island insularity.
From Science Daily
The two electrochemical reactors work in series -- first converting CO2 to CO, then CO to multi-carbon products -- which allows the system to be more efficient through task specialization.
From Science Daily
The atlas is an important new resource in understanding brain development, neuron specialization and other brain functions.
From Science Daily
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