specialization

spécialité, spécialisation

Sujet ou activité qu’une personne étudie en profondeur et maîtrise particulièrement bien.

En anglais simple : A particular subject or activity that someone studies closely and becomes very good at.

• Her specialization is children's medicine.
• Students choose a specialization in their final year.
• The job requires specialization in computer security.

Comment l'utiliser : specialization in something (Her specialization in heart surgery took years.)

Synonymes : specialty, speciality, specialism

Expressions courantes : medical specialization, area of specialization, specialization in something

cas particulier, spécialisation

Cas plus restreint d’une idée générale, d’une règle ou d’un problème mathématique.

En anglais simple : A more limited case of a general idea, rule, or mathematical problem.

• This theorem is a specialization of a broader result.
• Each specialization covers fewer cases.
• A square is a specialization of a rectangle.

Comment l'utiliser : specialization of something (This formula is a specialization of the general rule.)

Synonymes : special case

Expressions courantes : specialization of something, particular specialization