specificity
[ spes-uh-fis-i-tee ]
/ ˌspɛs əˈfɪs ɪ ti /
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noun
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Medical definitions for specificity
specificity
[ spĕs′ə-fĭs′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The condition or state of being specific.
The statistical probability that an individual who does not have the particular disease being tested for will be correctly identified as negative, expressed as the proportion of true negative results to the total of true negative and false positive results.
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