Glossary of terms relating to thesauri and other forms of structured vocabulary for information retrieval

specificity

specificity

capability of a structured vocabulary to express a subject in depth and in detail

Specificity has an important influence on retrieval performance, as it determines the accuracy with which concepts may be pinpointed, and consequently the facility to exclude unwanted documents.
Date of creation
07-Mar-2011
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07-Mar-2011
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