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Selected vs Specified - What's the difference?

selected | specified |

As adjectives the difference between selected and specified

is that selected is that have been selected or chosen while specified is thoroughly explained; adequately commented.

As verbs the difference between selected and specified

is that selected is (select) while specified is (specify).

selected

English

Adjective

(head)
  • That have been selected or chosen.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
    • , title= Wild Plants to the Rescue , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (select)

    • Anagrams

    *

    specified

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Thoroughly explained; adequately commented.

    • Antonyms

    * unspecified

    Verb

    (head)
  • (specify)