SPECIALIZATION

specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism

(noun) the special line of work you have adopted as your career; “his specialization is gastroenterology”

specialization, specialisation

(noun) the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

specialization, specialisation, differentiation

(noun) (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; “cell differentiation in the developing embryo”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

specialization (countable and uncountable, plural specializations)

The act or process of specializing.

The area in which someone specializes.

(biology) The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.

(mathematics) A proof, axiom, problem, or definition whose cases are completely covered by another, broader concept.

Synonyms

• (act of specializing): particularization; see also specialization

Antonyms

• (act of specializing): abstraction, generalization; see also generalization

Source: Wiktionary

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Spe`cial*i*za"tion, n.

1. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: The setting spart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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