What is the meaning of specific?

noun

• A fact about some part (as opposed to general. )
  • usage: "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
  • synonyms: particular
• A medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease.
  • usage: "quinine is a specific for malaria"

adjective

• Sometimes followed by `to'. ( applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique)
  • usage: "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
• Stated explicitly or in detail.
  • usage: "needed a specific amount"
• Relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species.
  • usage: "specific characters"
• Being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides.
  • usage: "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"