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particularity

[ per-tik-yuh-lar-i-tee, puh-tik- ]

noun

plural particularities.
  1. the quality or state of being particular.
  2. detailed, minute, or circumstantial character, as of description or statement.
  3. attention to details; special care.
  4. an individual or characteristic feature or trait; peculiarity.


particularity

/ əˌɪʊˈæɪɪ /

noun

  1. often plural a specific circumstance

    the particularities of the affair

  2. great attentiveness to detail; fastidiousness
  3. the quality of being precise

    a description of great particularity

  4. the state or quality of being particular as opposed to general; individuality

    the particularity of human situations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of particularity1

1520–30; < Middle French particularite < Late Latin 貹پܱ- (stem of 貹پܱ ) state of being apart. See particular, -ity
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“Bacon” is the kind of play that will transform through the particularities of its performers.

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The West Coast particularity may be a blessing and a curse.

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Rosebrock’s strength as a writer is in the psychological particularity of her characters.

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While this is rather easy in classical computing, it is a great challenge in quantum computing, due to the particularities of the quantum world.

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In the rushing current of this play, what buoys us isn’t the particularities but rather the personalities.

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