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Selection

Selection Meaning & Definition
Selection Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Selection?

[n] the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
[n] the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
[n] a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
[n] an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
[n] a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

Synonyms | Synonyms for Selection: choice | choice | excerpt | extract | natural selection | option | pick | pick | survival | survival of the fittest

Related Terms | Find terms related to Selection:

See Also | action | action | activity | analecta | analects | assortment | ballot | balloting | casting | citation | clipping | coloration | colouration | conclusion | cut | cutting | deciding | decision | decision making | determination | election | favorite | favourite | miscellanea | miscellany | mixed bag | mixture | motley | natural action | natural process | newspaper clipping | passage | pleasure | potpourri | press clipping | press cutting | quotation | quote | salmagundi | sampling | track | variety | volition | vote | voting | way | willing

Selection In Webster's Dictionary

\Se*lec"tion\, n. [L. selectio: cf. F. s['e]lection.] . The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference. 2. That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books. {Natural selection}. (Biol.) See under {Natural}.

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