Definition of specific

• a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
• a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"
• (sometimes followed by `to) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"