selection (redirected from Individual selection)

se·lec·tion  (s-lkshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of selecting or the fact of having been selected.

b. One that is selected.

2. A carefully chosen or representative collection of people or things. See Synonyms at choice.

3. A literary or musical text chosen for reading or performance.

4. Biology A natural or artificial process that favors or induces survival and perpetuation of one kind of organism over others that die or fail to produce offspring.

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selection

Noun

1. a selecting or being selected

2. a thing or number of things that have been selected

3. a range from which something may be selected: a good selection of reasonably priced wines

4. Biol the process by which certain organisms or individuals are reproduced and survive in preference to others

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Selection collection of things selected.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	selection - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" choice, option, pick action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" casting - the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie coloration, colouration - choice and use of colors (as by an artist) sampling - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" willing, volition - the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" election - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" balloting, vote, voting, ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
	2.	selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes" assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
	3.	selection - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" choice, pick deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" pleasure - a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" favorite, favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" way - doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"
	4.	selection - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment natural selection, survival of the fittest, survival natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
	5.	selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" excerpt, excerption, extract passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language analecta, analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary work clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cutting - an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" track, cut - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" quotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

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selection

noun 1. choice, choosing, pick, option, preference

noun 2. anthology, collection, medley, choice, line-up, mixed bag (informal) potpourri, miscellany

Translations

selection [sɪˈlɛkʃən] n → selección f; elección f;

(COMM) → surtido

selection [sɪˈlɛkʃən] select n → sélection f, choix m

selection [sɪˈlɛkʃən] select n (being chosen) → Wahl f;

(range) → Auswahl f

selection [sɪˈlɛkʃən] n → selezione f; scelta