specialization

Noun

1. The act or process of specializing.
   • A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders,...
2. The area in which someone specializes.
   • Many MBA programs now allow students to obtain a specialization in sport management. This differs from the joint degree programs in that only one degree, an MBA, is awarded (i.e., a separate master's degree in sport...
3. The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.
   • Specialization is frequently divided into two categories largely based on methods of study: food specialization and specialization with respect to microhabitat. - 2012, O. A. Jones, Biology and Geology of Coral Reefs...
4. A proof, axiom, problem, or definition whose cases are completely covered by another, broader concept.
   • A triangle is a specialization of a polygon to one with exactly three sides.