selection

[US]/sɪˈlekʃn/
[UK]/sɪˈlekʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of choosing or selecting, the person or thing chosen; a collection of things available to be chosen.

Phrases & Collocations

careful selection

wide selection

selection process

natural selection

type selection

site selection

feature selection

adverse selection

selection criteria

mode selection

portfolio selection

seed selection

route selection

random selection

selection theory

personnel selection

selection pressure

for your selection

selection committee

automatic selection

target selection

dynamic selection

Example Sentences

a splendid selection of period furniture.

a selection of seasonal fresh fruit.

such men decided the selection of candidates.

the publication of a selection of his poems.

selections from great poets

We left the selection of the team to the captain.

These are selections from ten thousand.

The shop has a fine selection of cheeses.

A new portfolio selection model is proposed on the basis of a new portfolio selection theory, namely the maximin theory.

natural selection has favoured bats.

the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes.

Objective To approach the clinical tharacteristic and the selection of the treatment of prehepatic portal hypertension.

The key point of the odorization efficiency is the proper selection and utilization of the odorant.

the work will be selected by first and scend selection,the work that has passed the first selection will be spectacled in school;

The calculated values are affected by lattice constant, selection of pseudopotential and selection of exchange-correlation energy.

intersexual selection, or mate choice, was, to Darwin, the job of females.

a wide selection; granting wide powers; wide variations.

Real-world Examples

We will commence jury selection this afternoon. Thank you.

Source: The Good Wife Season 5

That was not an idle selection of a space.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

But its common name is " random selection."

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) July 2018 Collection

The two groups disagreed about whether a particular musical selection was happy or sad.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation March 2015

Well, it seems like there is a broad selection of schools.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

And our synonyms for this were large selection.

Source: IELTS Reading Preparation Guide

Here we present a selection from the series.

Source: New Version of University English Comprehensive Course 4

Natural selection is the cornerstone principle of evolution.

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

To answer this question, it helps to understand natural selection.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

They have a wide selection of clothes at that store.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

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