specificity
n.the quality of being exact and clear rather than general. You use this when you want to talk about how detailed or precise something is.
n.the quality of being clearly defined or identified; the state of being precise rather than general. In medical and statistical contexts, it refers to the ability of a test to correctly identify those without a specific condition.
“The plan lacks specificity and needs more detail.”
“The lawyer asked for more specificity regarding the dates and times mentioned in the witness's statement.”
“While the screening test showed high sensitivity for detecting the virus, its low specificity resulted in several false positives among the healthy control group.”
Often paired with the preposition 'of' or used in the phrase 'lack of specificity'.
“But there is a deep cultural specificity to Ha’s approach that is fundamental to understanding his art.”
“Mallorca is photographed like a stock image, its specificities digitally scrubbed clean.”
From specific + -ity. Compare French spécificité.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.