Literary notes about specific (AI summary)
The term "specific" is used to denote distinct, clearly defined characteristics across diverse literary contexts. In theological and philosophical writings, it emphasizes the exact identity or quality of a subject, as when distinctions in lineage or character are precisely delineated [1], [2]. In scientific and technical texts, it qualifies measurable properties such as heat capacity or gravity, lending clarity to quantitative descriptions [3], [4], [5]. Meanwhile, in legal or practical discourse, the word serves to single out an individual item or purpose, highlighting an unambiguous requirement or intent [6], [7]. Overall, "specific" functions as a linguistic tool to set apart and stress the unique attributes and precise details inherent to the subject being discussed.
- —We here meet with great confusion in the specific distinction and parentage of the several kinds.
— from The King James Version of the Bible - Specific character is a necessary point of origin for universal relations: a pure nothing can have no radiation or scope.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana - ON COMBINED CALORIC, COMPREHENDING SPECIFIC HEAT AND LATENT HEAT.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - This is not always the case with bodies of different nature; iron, for instance, contains more specific heat than tin, though it is more dense.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - And it is precisely on that account that its specific heat is less.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - But for a specific purpose I want you to get one of silver and lead."
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission.
— from The Complete Herbal by Nicholas Culpeper
