Definition of Selection

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selection
n. choice, instance of choosing; assortment, collection of items available to choose; option; state of being chosen

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Selection Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Selection
(n.)
The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
  
(n.)
That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books.
  

WordNet 2.0
selection

Noun
1. the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
(synonym) choice, option, pick
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) casting
(derivation) choose, take, select, pick out
2. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
(hypernym) assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
3. the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
(synonym) choice, pick
(hypernym) decision making, deciding
(hyponym) pleasure
4. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
(synonym) survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
5. a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
(synonym) excerpt, extract
(hypernym) passage
(hyponym) Haftorah, Haftarah, Haphtorah, Haphtarah

hEnglish - advanced version
selection

selection
\se*lec"tion\ (?), n. [l. selectio: cf. f. sélection.] 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.


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 platform for internet content selection 

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Ethol
Ethol = v. to select, to choose, n. selection, choice, a. select

Etholedigaeth
Etholedigaeth = n. the act of electing, selection


Selection Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Bioglossary
Selection
Description: Natural selection is the differential contribution of offspring to the next generation by various genetic types belonging to the same populations. Artificial selection is the intentional manipulation by man of the fitness of individuals in a population to produce a desired evolutionary response.
Source: Global Biodiversity Assessment GBA

Glossary of Marine Biology
Selection.
A change in allele frequency over time in a population

Abbreviation Airbus A340
SEL
Select, Selected, Selector, Selection

Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems
Selection
a process of differential realization of a production of unities in a context that specifies the unitary organization that can be realized. In a population of autopoietic unities, selection is a process of differential realization of autopoiesis, and hence, of differential self-production. (Maturana and Varela, 1979)



Selection Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

Theological and Philosophical Biography and Dictionary
Selection
See Natural selection

English-Latin Online Dictionary
selection
lectio


Selection Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

JDK Doc(JAVA)
selection
- Variable in class javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeSelectionModel 
protected TreePath [] selection
Paths that are currently selected. Will be null if nothing is currently selected.


Selection Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Selection
dvel


Selection Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

The Scotch Whisky by SDA v.4.20
Berry's Own Selection
Berry's Own Selection Bunnahabhain Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
Berry's Own Selection Caol Ila Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
Berry's Own Selection Clynelish Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
Berry's Own Selection Dufftown Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Berry's Own Selection Glen Grant Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Berry's Own Selection Glenlivet Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

By: Berry Bros & Rudd Ltd. (London, England)

Elite Selection
Range and Series label of Single Malt Scotch Whisky, by St. Andrews Beverages Ltd. (Fife, Scotland)
See: Benivor

John Milroy
John Milroy Millennium Selection Allt A'Bhainne 10 YO, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
John Milroy Millennium Selection Tomatin 33 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
John Milroy Millennium Selection Tomintoul 34 YO Single Cask, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
John Milroy Selection Ardbeg Distillery 25 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
John Milroy Selection Glenlivet Distillery 29 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
John Milroy Selection Macallan Distillery 22, 25 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
John Milroy Selection Springbank Distillery 30 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky

By: John Milroy Co. (London, England)


Old & Rare
Old & Rare Platinum Selection Ardbeg 27, 29 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Old & Rare Platinum Selection Brechin (North Port) 1969 33 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Old & Rare Platinum Selection Brora 29, 30, 32 YO Single Cask, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Old & Rare Platinum Selection Dailuaine 40 YO 1962, Single Malt Scotch Whisky

By: Douglas Laing & Co. Ltd.

Prime Malt
Prime Malt Single Pot Still Selection No.1, 15 YO, Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
Prime Malt Single Pot Still Selection No.2, 13 YO, Single Island Malt Scotch Whisky
Prime Malt Single Pot Still Selection No.21, 15 YO, Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
Prime Malt Single Pot Still Selection No.25, 25 YO, Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
Prime Malt Single Pot Still Selection No.27, 27 YO, Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
Prime Malt Reverence 30 YO Macallan, Single Malt Scotch Whisky

By: Munro Watson & Co. (Glasgow, Scotland)

Scott's
Scott's Selection Aberfeldy 1978 18, 21 YO Cask Strength, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Ardmore 1977 Sherrywood Cask Strength, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Auchentoshan 1978 18 YO Cask Strength, Single Lowland Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Balmenach 1979 17, 18 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Benrinnes 1979 17 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Benromach 1978 18, 19 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Bladnoch 12 YO Cask Strength, Single Lowland Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Bruichladdich 1986 11, 12 YO Cask Strength, Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Bunnahabhain 1969 30 YO Cask Strength, Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Caol Ila 21 YO Cask Strength, Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Craigellachie 1982 15, 16 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Glen Grant 25, 26 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Glen Mhor 1978 Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Glen Rothes 1973 Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Glen Rothes 1974 25 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Glendullan 16, 18 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Glenglassaugh 1974 23 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Glenlivet 1973 23, 24 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Highland Park 1977 21 YO Cask Strength, Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Linlithgow (St. Magdalene) 1975 24 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Linlithgow 1982 18, 21 YO, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Longmorn-Glenlivet 1970 29, 30 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Longmorn-Glenlivet 1971 29 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Macallan 1973 26 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Mannochmore 1978 19 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Mannochmore 1978 Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Mortlach 1961 38, 39 YO Cask Strength, Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection North of Scotland 35, 39 YO Cask Strength, Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Port Ellen 14, 21, 22 YO Cask Strength, Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
Scott's Selection Royal Brackla 1983 14 YO Cask Strength, Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky

By: Robert Scott & Co. (Rutherglen, Scotland) - Alexander Muir & Son Ltd.

Selection Speyside
Selection Speyside 15 YO, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky

By: Loch Lomond Distillery (Dunbartonshire, Scotland)

Standard Selection
Standard Selection, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: V&S Vin & Spirit AB. (Sweden)

The Milroy Selection
The Milroy Selection 25 YO 'Golden Strength' Macallan, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Milroy Selection 26 YO 'Golden Strength' Ardbeg, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Milroy Selection 29, 30 YO 'Golden Strength' Springbank, Single Malt Scotch Whisky

By: Milroy Associates (London, England)


Selection Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Terms and Definitions
Selection
The process of determining the relative share allotted individuals of different genotypes in the propagation of a population; the selective effect of a gene can be defined by the probability that carriers of the gene will reproduce.


Selection Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Selection
In the context of evolution, certain traits or alleles of a species may be subject to selection. Under selection, individuals with advantageous 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.

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