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Meaning & Definition of Selection in English

English

Selection

/səlɛkʃən/

noun

1. The act of choosing or selecting

  • "Your choice of colors was unfortunate"
  • "You can take your pick"
synonym:
  • choice,
  • selection,
  • option,
  • pick

2. An assortment of things from which a choice can be made

  • "The store carried a large selection of shoes"
synonym:
  • selection

3. The person or thing chosen or selected

  • "He was my pick for mayor"
synonym:
  • choice,
  • pick,
  • selection

4. A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

synonym:
  • survival,
  • survival of the fittest,
  • natural selection,
  • selection

5. A passage selected from a larger work

  • "He presented excerpts from william james' philosophical writings"
synonym:
  • excerpt,
  • excerption,
  • extract,
  • selection