Specimen may refer to:
Science and technology
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Sample (material), a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount
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Biological specimen
A biological specimen (also called a biospecimen) is a biological laboratory specimen held by a biorepository for research. Such a specimen would be taken by sampling so as to be representative of any other specimen taken from the source of t ...
or biospecimen, an organic specimen held by a biorepository for research
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Laboratory specimen
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In medicine, a laboratory specimen is a biological specimen of a medical patient's tissue, fluids, or other material used for laboratory analysis to assist in differential diagnosis or staging of a disease process. For example, to detect bre ...
, a biological specimen taken by sampling
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Zoological specimen
A zoological specimen is an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use.
Various uses are: to verify the identity of a (species), to allow study, increase public knowledge of zoology.
Zoological specimens are extremely diverse. Exampl ...
, an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use
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Herbarium, a collection of preserved plant specimens for scientific study
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Type specimen (mineralogy) In mineralogy, the type specimen, also known as type material, is a reference sample by which a mineral is defined.Dunn, p. 1269. Similar to the biology type methods, a mineral type specimen is a sample (or in some cases a group of samples) of a ...
, a reference sample by which a mineral is defined
Printing
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Specimen banknote
A specimen banknote is printed generally in very limited quantities for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own. In some cases, specimen banknotes are printed in less limited quant ...
, to aid in the recognition of banknotes
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Specimen stamp
A specimen stamp is a postage stamp or postal stationery indicium sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries.
The usual method of invalidating the stamps is either overp ...
, used to identify valid stamps
Other uses
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Specimen (band)
Specimen are a British band founded in the 1980s. Their music has been described as spanning many different genres of music, including glam, goth, punk and post-punk, and the band is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the goth subcultu ...
, a 1980s British band
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Specimen Products, a Chicago-based audio equipment manufacturer
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Specimen Ridge, a ridge in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US
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Specimen (film), a 1996 film starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar
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