overspecialization
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of overspecialization
1930–35; over- + specialization ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He will not qualify for a D1 scholarship, and even if he did, I would be even more concerned about opportunity cost and overspecialization.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2021
Have we evaded one dismal failure mode — the trap of narrow overspecialization — only to stumble into the opposite extreme?
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2012
Articles deal with overspecialization in today's science, the joys and hazards of retirement, the bad side of the "good old days" in the early-20th century U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is sometimes suggested," said Dr. Mather, "that because man has specialized in brains, brains may cause his downfall, just as presumably the overspecialization in external armament contributed to the downfall of certain herbivorous dinosaurs.
From Time Magazine Archive
A narrow classification system invites the danger of overspecialization and lessens the team play which is so indispensable to all military enterprise.
From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense
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