A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
The diametric opposite of interpolation.
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
The details; particulars.
A remedy for a specific disease or condition.
Specification
A distinguishing attribute or quality.
of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)
Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.
Hyponyms: monospecific, multispecific, oligospecific, paucispecific
intended for, or applying to, a particular thing.
limited to a particular antibody or antigen.
a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)
pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.
special, distinctive or unique.
being a remedy for a particular disease on a deeper level, rather than just masking the symptoms
explicit or definite.