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specificity

[spes-uh-fis-i-tee] / ˌspɛs əˈfɪs ɪ ti /


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Specificity is key, because AI recommendations are going to be more targeted if there are more restraints in the prompt.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Specificity is the percentage of negatives that are correctly identified.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

Specificity refers to ensuring the tests provide positive results for the given virus, and not for samples from uninfected people or those infected with a different virus.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

Specificity is the ruin of "Westworld" in write-ups like this one, particularly in a season reliant on twists that the trained observer will probably see coming.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

“It’s the end of life on Earth. Specificity matters.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson



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