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specialization

[spesh-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌspɛʃ ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /




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Specialization based on comparative advantage promotes efficiency and economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“I enrolled in Yakima Valley College and completed the requirements for a State Initial ECE Certificate, and I just finished the State ECE Short Certificate of Specialization: Home Visitor, last quarter.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Specialization has continued to increase, century by century, until the present day.

From Slate • May 9, 2023

Specialization occurs in complex organisms, allowing cells to become more efficient at doing fewer tasks.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Specialization increased on larger, more densely populated islands, reaching a peak on Samoa, the Societies, and especially Tonga and Hawaii.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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