specialization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act or process of specializing.
The area in which someone specializes.
The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.
A proof, axiom, problem, or definition whose cases are completely covered by another, broader concept.

[ˌspɛʃəlaɪ̯ˈzeɪ̯ʃn̩] [ˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪ̯ʃn̩] [ˌspɛʃələˈzeɪ̯ʃn̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-specialization.wav [ˌspeʃəlɑe̯ˈzæɪ̯ʃn̩]

specialization specializations specialisation

From specialize + -ation.

concretization individualization singularization specialization particularization

abstraction generalization

speciation

hyperspecialization overspecialization subspecialization superspecialization ultraspecialization

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