What does Selection mean?
Definitions for Selection
sɪˈlɛk ʃənse·lec·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Selection.
Princeton's WordNet
choice, selection, option, picknoun
the act of choosing or selecting
"your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
selectionnoun
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
"the store carried a large selection of shoes"
choice, pick, selectionnoun
the person or thing chosen or selected
"he was my pick for mayor"
survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selectionnoun
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
excerpt, excerption, extract, selectionnoun
a passage selected from a larger work
"he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
Wiktionary
selectionnoun
The process or act of selecting.
The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
selectionnoun
Something selected.
My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.
selectionnoun
A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
selectionnoun
A musical piece.
For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.
Etymology: From selectio, from selectus, perfect passive participle of seligo, from se- + lego.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Selectionnoun
The act of culling or chusing; choice.
Etymology: selectio, Lat. from select.
While we single out several dishes, and reject others, the selection seems but arbitrary. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
ChatGPT
selection
Selection is the process of choosing or picking something or someone based on a certain set of criteria, evaluation, or preference. It can apply in various contexts such as recruitment and hiring in employment, choosing options in a survey, picking genetic traits in biology, and many others.
Webster Dictionary
Selectionnoun
the act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference
Selectionnoun
that which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books
Etymology: [L. selectio: cf. F. slection.]
Wikidata
Selection
In the context of evolution, certain traits or alleles of genes segregating within a population may be subject to selection. Under selection, individuals with advantages or "adaptive" traits tend to be more successful than their peers reproductively—meaning they contribute more offspring to the succeeding generation than others do. When these traits have a genetic basis, selection can increase the prevalence of those traits, because offspring will inherit those traits from their parents. When selection is intense and persistent, adaptive traits become universal to the population or species, which may then be said to have evolved.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
selection
The act of choosing in preference to others; hence, selection of officers to act upon the staff, etc.; to select quarters, etc. See Quarters, Choice of.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Selection' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1685
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Selection' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2941
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Selection' in Nouns Frequency: #749
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Anagrams for Selection »
elections
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Selection in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Selection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Selection in a Sentence
This is a turning point for how we view digital currencies, from here on, bitcoin will be genuinely considered as an asset available for selection by asset managers in their portfolios.
Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn't be here, part of my hope by raising expectations and having more aggressive goals, and just kind of turning up the heat a little bit, is that I think some of Mark Zuckerberg might decide that this place isn't for Mark Zuckerberg, and that self-selection is OK with me.
But the experience and the mistakes we might make in shot selection or transition defense, or whatever, it adds up, because we’re not that potent an offensive team where we can just score at will, we have to be more perfect in real fundamental ways because we’re not going to have that guy to give the ball to and say go score now. That’s not who we are. We’ve got to do everything together, and they’re trying their best to do that and they’ll get better at it, and just got to stick with it.
Even during jury selection, these people are being told something by how the defendant sits, how the attorneys sit.
The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.
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- seleccióCatalan, Valencian
- výběrCzech
- Aussonderung, Auslese, Aufruf, Nominierung, Anwahl, Markierung, Sichtung, Auswahl, WahlGerman
- επιλογήGreek
- selecciónSpanish
- aukera, aukeraketaBasque
- valinta, valitseminenFinnish
- sélectionFrench
- roghaIrish
- taghadhScottish Gaelic
- selezioneItalian
- 選択Japanese
- sēlēctiōLatin
- whiringaMāori
- pemilihanMalay
- utvelgelse, utvalgNorwegian
- seleção, selecçãoPortuguese
- selecție, selectare, alegere, culegereRomanian
- подборка, выборка, отбор, селекция, выборRussian
- selekcija, избор, селекција, izborSerbo-Croatian
- izbor, selekcija, izbiraSlovene
- urvalSwedish
- seçenek, seçilen, ayırma, seleksiyon, seçmeTurkish
- וואַלYiddish
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