Definitions for selection
sɪˈlɛk ʃənse·lec·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. choice, selection, option, picknoun

   the act of choosing or selecting

   "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

2. selectionnoun

   an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

   "the store carried a large selection of shoes"

3. choice, pick, selectionnoun

   the person or thing chosen or selected

   "he was my pick for mayor"

4. survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selectionnoun

   a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

5. excerpt, excerption, extract, selectionnoun

   a passage selected from a larger work

   "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. selectionnoun

   The process or act of selecting.

   The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.

2. selectionnoun

   Something selected.

   My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.

3. selectionnoun

   A variety of items taken from a larger collection.

   I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.

4. selectionnoun

   A musical piece.

   For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.

5. Etymology: From selectio, from selectus, perfect passive participle of seligo, from se- + lego.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selectionnoun

   the act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference

2. Selectionnoun

   that which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books

3. Etymology: [L. selectio: cf. F. slection.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. selection

   Song lyrics by selection -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by selection on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Assortment
   • Decision Making
   • Natural Process
   • Passage

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'selection' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1685

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'selection' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2941

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'selection' in Nouns Frequency: #749

Anagrams for selection »

1. elections

How to pronounce selection?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say selection in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of selection in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of selection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of selection in a Sentence

1. Joe Navarro:

   Even during jury selection, these people are being told something by how the defendant sits, how the attorneys sit.

2. Laura Jeffers:

   This guideline goes a step further by focusing on the other food items that kids are exposed to at school and how to improve the quality and selection of food brought into schools (e.g., snacks, food during fundraisers and sporting events, etc.).

3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   Today, the Japan Sports Council reported that Plan A was chosen for the new National Stadium design, the ministerial meeting has checked the selection was made in an appropriate manner. This is an excellent plan that satisfies the principle philosophy, construction, deadline and cost of the Olympic plan.

4. De Beers:

   An immutable and secure digital trail was created for a selection of rough diamonds mined by De Beers as they moved from the mine to cutter and polisher, then through to a jeweler.

5. Ryosuke Motani:

   Slightly after the end-Permian mass extinction, there were a lot of open opportunities as life recolonized the Earths surface, these bizarre forms grabbed the open niches and diversified, but were soon wiped out, probably by natural selection. The animal in question is one of them it must have been a slow swimmer and an inefficient feeder, but that was sufficient for the time being.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=selection
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Selection
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=selection
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selection
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=selection
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html