Selection
[sɪ'lekʃ(ə)n] or [sɪ'lɛkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; 'the store carried a large selection of shoes'.
Typist: Ruth--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Choice, pick.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Choice, option, election, excerption, gathering, preoption, segregation,adoption, preference
ANT:Rejection, repudiation, refusal, exclusion, postponement
Checker: Rosalind
Examples
- That natural selection generally act with extreme slowness I fully admit. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- If, then, it varied, natural selection would probably favour different varieties in the different islands. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Before coming to Mr. Mivart's objections, it may be well to explain once again how natural selection will act in all ordinary cases. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The principle of selection I find distinctly given in an ancient Chinese encyclopaedia. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- By careful selection, many strange varieties have been propagated. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Sexual selection is, therefore, less rigorous than natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Many will exclaim that these several causes are amply sufficient to neutralise the power of natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Unless favourable variations be inherited by some at least of the offspring, nothing can be effected by natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- This principle of preservation, or the survival of the fittest, I have called natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Was not the selection of the male guardians determined by differences of this sort? Plato. The Republic.
- The mere lapse of time by itself does nothing, either for or against natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Thirdly, can instincts be acquired and modified through natural selection? Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- And as natural selection works solely by and for the good of each being, all corporeal and mental endowments will tend to progress towards perfection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I had no time for verification, no time for selection, no time for anything, for I had no time to spare. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Unless such occur, natural selection can do nothing. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Between ourselves and our real natures we interpose that wax figure of idealizations and selections which we call our character. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The lion took it with care and caution, made his selections from it, and his remarks upon it, and the jackal assisted both. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He should not be embarrassed in making his selections. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Pray give me the results of your newspaper selections. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- On the other hand, speeches of famous men, national songs, magnificent opera selections, and other pleasing and instructive productions can be reproduced fairly accurately. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Rhoda