Selection vs Selective - What's the difference?
selection | selective | Related terms |
The process or act of .
Something selected.
A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
A musical piece.
Of or pertaining to the process of selection.(rfex)
(of a person) choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
(chiefly, US, not comparable) Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
Selective is a related term of selection.
As a noun selection
is the process or act of selecting.As an adjective selective is
of or pertaining to the process of selection.selection
English
Noun
(en noun)- The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
- My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.
- I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
- For my next selection , I'll play ''Happy Birthday'' in F-sharp minor.
Derived terms
* ambidirectional selection * apostatic selection * artificial selection * asexual selection * background selection * balancing selection * compatibility selection * counterselection * deme selection * demic selection * directional selection * disruptive selection * diversifying selection * ecological selection * environmental selection * eugenic selection * fecundity selection * frequency-dependent selection * gametic selection * gene selection * genetic selection * genic selection * group selection * hierarchical selection * higher-level selection * individual selection * inevitable selection * interdeme selection * interdemic selection * intersexual selection * interspecies selection * intrademe selection * intrademic selection * intrasexual selection * intraspecies selection * kin selection * lower-level selection * multilevel selection (MLS) * natural selection * natural selectional * natural selectionary * negative selection * organismal selection * organismic selection * panselection * panselectionism * panselectionist * positive selection * purified selection * purifying selection * selectional * selectionary * selectionism * selectionist * selection rule * sexual selection * simultaneous selection * species selection * stabilising selection, stabilizing selection * strong selection * supraorgamismal selection * survival selection * theory of natural selection * unit of selection * viability selection * weak selectionSynonyms
* choice * (musical piece) number * (something selected) option * (musical piece) piece * (variety from larger collection) subsetExternal links
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.
- In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.