Specimen may refer to:
Science and technology
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Sample (material)
In general, a sample is a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount of that thing(s). The things could be countable objects such as individual items available as units for sale, or an uncou ...
, a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount
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Biological specimen or biospecimen, an organic specimen held by a biorepository for research
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Laboratory specimen, a biological specimen taken by sampling
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Zoological specimen, an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use
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Herbarium
A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study.
The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...
, 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, to aid in the recognition of banknotes
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Specimen stamp, used to identify valid stamps
Other uses
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Specimen (band), 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)
''Specimen'' is a 1996 Canadian science-fiction thriller television film directed by John Bradshaw, based on a story by Bradshaw and producer Damian Lee. It stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar as a young man with superpowers, whose enigmatic past catche ...
, a 1996 film starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar
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