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selection
sɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.
    E.g. such men decided the selection of candidates
  • a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution.
    E.g. there has been more than enough time for selection to generate specific DNA sequences of the required length
  • the action of choosing and acquiring plots of land for small farming on terms favourable to the buyer.
    E.g. blocks ranging in area from 158 to 3,102 acres have been thrown open for selection

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