specificity

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"In an AI search engine, the average length is 40 to 60 words. So, you're talking about an order of magnitude of specificity change."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"This is a very positive signal -- we now know it's possible to exploit this specificity to target certain cancer cells," says Jean-Claude Martinou.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

What her books lack in character diversity, they make up for in specificity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Though she hasn’t had a film role of this size in well over a decade, Paltrow still performs with the care and specificity of an actor who truly cares for the work.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

This looks to us like a principle, maxim, or rule of thumb, not a law, because it lacks specificity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton