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Specificity of a test:
Explanation
Specificity equals true negatives divided by true negatives plus false positives, representing true negative rate. High specificity means few false positives, crucial for ruling in disease. It contrasts sensitivity, which identifies diseased patients, and directly complements false positive rate as one minus specificity.
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