selection
noun
[ sɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n ]
• the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.
• "such men decided the selection of candidates"
• a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution.
• "there has been more than enough time for selection to generate specific DNA sequences of the required length"
• the action of choosing and acquiring plots of land for small farming on terms favourable to the buyer.
• "blocks ranging in area from 158 to 3,102 acres have been thrown open for selection"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin selectio(n- ), from seligere ‘select by separating off’ (see select).
