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spec·i·fy

 (spĕs′ə-fī′)
tr.v. spec·i·fied, spec·i·fy·ing, spec·i·fies
1. To state explicitly or in detail: specified the amount needed; specified what was wrong with the program.
2. To include in a specification.
3. To determine or bring about (a specific result): a gene that specifies the synthesis of a single protein.

[Middle English specifien, from Old French specifier, from Medieval Latin specificāre, from specificus, specific; see specific.]

spec′i·fi′er n.
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Noun1.specifier - someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
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Meanwhile, X-bar theory uses DETERMINER for the class and SPECIFIER for the function (Radford, 2009).
Bunt appears to have misconstrued my use of the term "validation" with respect to ultrarapid cycling (URC) as if I had been referring to validation of URC as a diagnosis -- which I never suggested -- rather than as a putative course modifier or specifier in an otherwise-diagnosed bipolar disorder patient -- as was the case when researchers empirically validated rapid cycling (RC) as a bipolar course specifier, leading to its inclusion in DSM-IV.4 To my knowledge there's no movement to consider URC as a bipolar course specifier in DSM-5, which would be a difficult undertaking in the absence of field trials such as those conducted for bipolar RC
These genes, termed "neural plate border specifiers," form a regulatory module within the neural crest gene regulatory network (NC GRN) and function in combination with signaling molecules to in turn upregulate a new subcircuit of transcription factors, termed "neural crest specifier genes." These guide the specification of bona fide neural crest cells.
From a specifier's point of view, complying with the new LEED guidelines is not difficult.
The stem-based definition, therefore, involves designation of two descendants, "internal specifier" and "external specifier," to pinpoint the oldest among the internal specifier's hypothesized ancestors that are more recent than the h ypothesized most recent common ancestor of those two descendants (internal specifier and external specifier) (Fig.
I suggest here, however, that in both uses only is a specifier in terms of the adopted framework, an element whose major function is to seek to modify a head.
Whether you are a contractor, property manager or specifier, the Harmony[TM] line is the best way to get high-end commercial coating performance without disruptive odors in critical or high traffic areas.
"The acquisition of TrueFlooring will enable iFloor to provide our smooth technology and customer-focused services to a broader audience, including the residential and commercial specifier community," said Steve Simonson, president and chief executive officer of iFloor.
For instance, she says, the "specifier," or "influencer," for a computer hardware b-to-b operation could be an on-site engineer who is most knowledgeable about the product and has final say about what is purchased.
The challenge in the Nishan vision for the IT integrator or specifier is that it eliminates the ability to define SAN by communications infrastructure.
Undertaking this work requires specialist knowledge, and most available material is directed at the specifier rather than the builder.
In particular, the UID itself may be used as a specifier, in which case the resolver function is the identity function.
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