What does unspecified mean?
Unspecified means Not specified; not thoroughly explained or detailed; not adequately commented..
Unspecified
/ʌnˈspɛ.sɪ.faɪd/ · adjective
Meaning
Not specified; not thoroughly explained or detailed; not adequately commented..
Example Sentences
Ranicide in rats was found to be reduced by injection of noradrenaline into the hypothalamus, as was muricide behaviour (Bandler, 1970).[…]Other sites in the unspecified ‘ventral midbrain’ were also found (Bandler, 1971) at which noradrenaline administration in crystalline form served to facilitate predatory aggression (ranicide and muricide).
Obviously, we must reject the existence of an unqualified or unspecified right to know. If the right to know did not require disclosure of only specific (types of) data or information, a person could be said to have a right to know just anything whatsoever.
Howard Gleckman of the Tax Policy Center calls these unspecified sources of revenue “mystery meat,” and strongly suggests that nothing like this would actually happen.
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What is a synonym for unspecified?
Common synonyms include unspec., such-and-such.
What is the opposite of unspecified?
Possible antonyms include specified.
How do you use unspecified in a sentence?
Ranicide in rats was found to be reduced by injection of noradrenaline into the hypothalamus, as was muricide behaviour (Bandler, 1970).[…]Other sites in the unspecified ‘ventral midbrain’ were also found (Bandler, 1971) at which noradrenaline administration in crystalline form served to facilitate predatory aggression (ranicide and muricide).
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