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In Biology , a specimen is an individual Animal , Plant or Microorganism used as a representative to study the properties of the whole Population of that Species .

In Handwriting Recognition , forensic handwriting analysis and signature verification, the term sample refers to a specimen of handwriting.

In a Medical Laboratory , a specimen is a sample taken from a patient, most frequently Blood or Urine .

Central Banks send so-called ''specimen banknotes'' (or ''specimens'') to other banks before issuing a new banknote. To avoid its use as a legal tender note the banknote is perforated or punched, given a serial number of 000000 (all zeroes), or is overprinted with the word "Specimen" or "Cancelled" in any language.


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