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Created page with "= Specificity = '''Specificity''', also known as the '''True Negative Rate (TNR)''', is a performance metric in binary classification tasks. It measures the proportion of actual negative instances that are correctly identified by the model. == Definition == :<math> \text{Specificity} = \frac{TN}{TN + FP} </math> Where: * '''TN''' = True Negatives – actual negatives correctly predicted * '''FP''' = False Positives – actual negatives incorrectly predicted as positi..."
 
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== Specificity vs Sensitivity ==
== Specificity vs Sensitivity ==


These are **complementary metrics**:
These are [[complementary metrics]]:


* '''Sensitivity''' = Ability to detect positives   
* '''Sensitivity''' = Ability to detect positives