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Specialization   /spˌɛʃələzˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Specialization

noun
1.
The act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose.  Synonym: specialisation.
2.
The special line of work you have adopted as your career.  Synonyms: specialisation, specialism, speciality, specialty.
3.
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function.  Synonyms: differentiation, specialisation.






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"Specialization" Quotes from Famous Books



... judicial prerogative which the Council as a whole thus retained there are still, as will be pointed out, certain survivals. By the time of Henry VI. (1422-1461) the enlargement of membership and the specialization of functions of the Permanent Council had (p. 018) progressed so far that the Council had ceased entirely to be a working unit. In the end what happened was that, precisely as the Permanent Council had been derived by selection ...
— The Governments of Europe • Frederic Austin Ogg

... no direct control. Without the growth of modern machinery, mere subdivision of labour would constantly make for the slavery and the intellectual degradation of labour. Independently of the mighty and ever-new applications of mechanical forces, this process of subdivision or specialization would take place, though at a slower pace. How far does machinery degrade, ...
— Problems of Poverty • John A. Hobson

... and not by proxy, is the chief desire of the present time. The fact remains, however, that in the vast majority of cases Messrs. Proxy & Co. is brought in and breaks up the direct personal contact. The development of complex marketing means specialization and in a large degree sets it apart from production. When specialization becomes dominant, then standardization becomes necessary. Each producer is unable to keep in touch with all such movements and consequently finds it hard to keep abreast of the times. In this ...
— Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 • Various

... dulled a bit by protective State and Federal farm programs, are putting a premium on specialization, ever larger farms, and an "agribusiness" approach, with high capital and operating expenses. Their effect on many family farms in the Basin's mountain regions, places with limited acreage of marginally productive land, is severe. These may have supported the clans that own them reasonably ...
— The Nation's River - The Department of the Interior Official Report on the Potomac • United States Department of the Interior

... reflected light in the shadows. Venetian gothic sins by meaningless ornamentation. St. Mark's Church may be precious archaeologically, but is not aesthetically precious. Of Wagner's music he admires nothing but the skilful specialization of the ...
— Memories and Studies • William James



Words linked to "Specialization" :   vocation, biology, change of state, specialize, calling, biological science, adjustment, adaptation, adaption, career



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