specific as in a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
Synonyms
- particulara fact about some part (as opposed to general); a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class ; unique or specific to a person or thing or category; separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; surpassing what is common or usual or expected; first and most important; exacting especially about details; providing specific details or circumstances
specific as in a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
- "quinine is a specific for malaria"
specific as in (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
- "rules with specific application"
- "demands specific to the job"
- "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
specific as in stated explicitly or in detail
- "needed a specific amount"
specific as in relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
- "specific characters"
specific as in being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition
- "used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides"
- "quinine is highly specific for malaria"
- "a specific remedy"
- "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"