This is the 2696th most frequent Japanese word.
特定
"Specific" or "identification."
In this sentence, '特定' is used as an adjective meaning 'specific' to describe the type of answer.
この質問には特定の回答があります。
This question has a specific answer.
Here '特定' is used as a verb meaning 'to identify or pinpoint', as part of the action performed by the police.
警察は犯人の間取りを特定した。
The police identified the suspect's whereabouts.
In this case, '特定' is used as a noun within a compound noun phrase, signifying the act or process of specification.