explicitness

noun

1
as in specificity
careful thoroughness of detail the explicitness of the instruction about human reproduction should be appropriate for the age of the students receiving it

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2
as in clarity
clearness of expression the user's manual is written with such rare explicitness that the average consumer actually has a chance of understanding it

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  1. specificity
  2. clarity
  3. simplicity
Noun
  • To create this specificity, Jones pulled from his voracious and encyclopedic knowledge of music theory and music history.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In our experience, generative AI struggles with the specificities of row crops, livestock and even images or descriptions of farmers themselves.
    Marcus Squier, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of specificity
Noun
  • Reporting that brings clarity in increasingly chaotic times.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The interdisciplinary artist has eyes similar to an owl’s, black, wide, and sparkling with clarity.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of clarity
Noun
  • Raines believes that simplicity also applies to his politics.
    Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The production’s simplicity ditched the cliches that have accumulated around the play over decades.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of simplicity
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