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specific

IPA(Pronunciation)

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

Adjective

explicit or definite. / (bioscience, taxonomy) pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species. / special, distinctive or unique. / intended for, or applying to, a particular thing.

Japanese Meaning

明確な、具体的な / 生物科学、分類学において、種に関する、または種のランクに相当する分類単位に属する / 特別な、独特な、唯一の / 特定のものに対して意図された、または適用される

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She asked for a specific date for the meeting to avoid any confusion.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は混乱を避けるために会議の具体的な日付を求めた。

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Sense（1）

explicit or definite.

Sense（2）

(bioscience, taxonomy) pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.

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Sense（3）

special, distinctive or unique.

Sense（4）

intended for, or applying to, a particular thing.

Sense（5）

a highly specific test, specific and nonspecific symptoms

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Sense（6）

being a remedy for a particular disease

Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.

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Sense（7）

(immunology) limited to a particular antibody or antigen.

Sense（8）

(physics) of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)

Sense（9）

(physics) similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)

Sense（10）

(physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)

more specific

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most specific

（ superlative ）

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