Meaning of selection in English

(Definition of selection from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of selection from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of selection from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of selection

selection
Results are averages over five different random selections.
Evidently, (11) depends on the definition of home position and selections of frames attached to the first three links.
The substitution of values for these variables can be performed in the same way as selections and projections: as look-up followed by simple replacement.
The musical selections, however, were distinctly different from the source operas; the majority of tunes coming from a variety of apparently incongruous well-known repertories.
Firstly, a greedy algorithm is used to produce a listing of as many mingled marble selections as possible.
Longer-term patterns will be easier to confirm when we have more cabinet reshuffles, more endorsement processes, and more presidential selections to observe.
Using the joystick, the user controls a cursor to make selections from a menu screen.
The rest of the book focuses on "close readings" of example selections from all of the focal interactions.
Only a few of all optimal selections contain these features.
His colleagues published selections from this collection, including several bïlinï, between 1860 and 1874.
Such a choice proves to be the correct one for a number of significant selections of the set of simulation parameters.
No significant differences were found (100 % v. 95 % correct selections on the high contrast trials).
One possibility is that the tasks themselves led children to use weaker criteria for making their selections.
I find some of the later selections distinctly odd.
Figure 1 illustrates yield of the potato selections in the various environments.
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Collocations with selection

selection

These are words often used in combination with selection.

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adverse selection
The adverse selection arises because the population of purchasers is not the same as the general population in a material aspect.
all-conference selection
He was a three-time all-area and all-conference selection on defense, where he played defensive end, defensive tackle and linebacker.
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all-state selection
Lane was a two-time all-state selection in high school, and was recruited by eight schools.
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Translations of selection

in Chinese (Traditional)
選擇, 挑選, 可供挑選的東西…
in Chinese (Simplified)
选择, 挑选, 可供挑选的东西…
in Spanish
surtido, selección [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
seleção, variedade, seleção [feminine]…
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निवड, निवडक वस्तू या अर्थी…
選ばれた人々, そろえた品, 選集…
seçme, seçilme, seçilen/belirlenen bir grup insan/kimse…
sélection [feminine], choix [masculine], sélection…
selecció, assortiment…
selectie, keuze…
யாரையாவது அல்லது எதையாவது தேர்ந்தெடுக்கும் செயல், ஏதாவது பல்வேறு வகையான தேர்வு அல்லது வரம்பு, ஒரு நபர் அல்லது விஷயம் இருந்திருக்கும் அல்லது தேர்வு செய்யப்படும்…
चयन, चुनाव, (विभिन्न प्रकार की चीज़ों का) संग्रह…
પસંદગી, પસંદ કરો, કોચે તેને ટીમ માટે પસંદ કર્યો.…
udvælgelse, udvælgelses-, udvalg…
urval, utväljande, uttagning…
pemilihan, pilihan…
die Wahl, Wahl-…, die Auswahl…
valg [neuter], utvelgelse [masculine], utvalg [neuter]…
انتخاب کرنے, چنے جانے کا عمل, پسند…
вибір, збірка, селекція…
ఎంపిక/ ఎవరినైనా లేదా దేనినైనా ఎన్నుకునే చర్య, సేకరణ / ఎంపిక లేదా ఏదైనా ఒకదాని వివిధ రకాల అవధి, ఎంపిక చేయబడిన లేదా ఎన్నుకోబడే ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా వస్తువు…
নির্বাচন, বাছাই, বিভিন্ন ধরনের কোনোকিছুর মধ্যে পছন্দ বা নির্বাচন…
výběr(ový), výběr…
seleksi, pilihan…
การเลือกคนหรือสิ่งของ, สิ่งที่ถูกคัดเลือก…
sự lựa chọn, người, vật…
wybór, selekcja…
선발된 사람, 선택된 물건…
scelta, assortimento, selezione…
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