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se·lec·tion
/ səˈlekshən/
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n.
1.
the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable:
such men decided the selection of candidates
they objected to his selection.
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a number of carefully chosen things:
the publication of a selection of his poems.
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a range of things from which a choice may be made:
the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes.
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a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting.
2. Comput. data highlighted on a computer screen that is a target for various manipulations: your selection may not contain two different data types. ∎ the action or capability of selecting data in this way. 3.
Biol.
a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution.See also natural selection.
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Estimating multivariate selection gradients in the fossil record: a naticid gastropod case study
Magazine article from: Paleobiology; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...and utility of estimating multivariate selection in fossil assemblages, using naticid...enabling us to estimate the multivariate selection gradient exerted by this predator on...Spisula. We hypothesized that naticid selection pressure would favor the survival of...
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Adverse selection and the opaqueness of insurers.
Magazine article from: Journal of Risk and Insurance; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT While adverse selection problems between insureds and insurers...researchers, few explore adverse selection in the insurance industry from a capital...perspective. This study examines adverse selection in the quoted prices of insurers...
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Beyond merit selection.(federal and state judges)
Magazine article from: Fordham Urban Law Journal; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...office." (4) Authority, selection, tenure and compensation...terms of judicial authority, selection, tenure, and compensation...there is much variation in how selections are made. (6) Judicial...judicial independence, judicial selection receives the most attention...
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Selection Services to provide network support allowing Wimbledon to serve up an ace this summer; IT support contract will ensure global sporting event runs without a single fault'.
M2 Presswire; 7/3/2007; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-3 July 2007-Selection Services: Selection Services to provide network support allowing Wimbledon...C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03072007 Selection Servicestoday announces that for the third year running...
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Selection in Photoshop.(using digital imaging software)
Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...effort is spent in making selections than in any other procedure...difficulties in making easy selections by the various selection tools available in Photoshop...complicated and extensive selections have to be made. Is there...
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Selection for deep root production in tall fescue and perennial ryegrass.(Turfgrass Science)
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; THE IDENTIFICATION and selection of germplasm with improved drought...study was conducted to determine the selection efficiency of screening for deep root...screening procedures could allow for the selection of plants with the ability to extract...
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Contour selection. (Solid Thinking).(Solid-Works)
Magazine article from: Cadence; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Solid-Works that allows for easier selection and more flexible use of sketches is the contour-selection function. This function allows for regions...with the third one highlighted for selection. The original sketch, shown underneath...
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Recurrent Selection for Kernel Weight in Spring Wheat.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; RECURRENT SELECTION is a cyclical breeding strategy designed...literature (Hallauer, 1985). Recurrent selection has not been as widely used in autogamous...responses in small grains to recurrent selection have been positive (Carver and Bruns...
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Recurrent Selection for Seedling Vigor in Kura Clover.
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Twamley (1967, 1974) proposed that selection for seed size might be a simple and inexpensive...vigor, further investigation showed that selection only for seed size is not likely to improve...most vigorous lines (genophenotypic selection) proved to be the most effective method...
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Adverse selection, seller effort, and selection bias.
Magazine article from: Southern Economic Journal; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...several approaches to identify adverse selection. (1) Genesove (1993) tests the proposition...Wimmer and Chezum (2003) model adverse selection as a case of Heckman's (1979) sample selection bias and examine the correlation between...
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Selection
Book article from: Genetics
Selection Selection is a process in which members of a population reproduce at different...due to either natural or human-influenced factors. The result of selection is that some characteristic is found in increasing numbers of organisms...
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Natural Selection
Book article from: Animal Sciences
Natural Selection Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals with...phenotypes , the physical manifestation of genotypes . Natural selection works only on the phenotypes of individuals. Natural selection...
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Sexual Selection
Book article from: Biology
Sexual Selection English naturalist Charles Darwin revolutionized...their environments by means of natural selection in his On the Origin of Species (1859...later work, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), Darwin...
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Longevity: Selection
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging
LONGEVITY: SELECTION One way scientists study a phenomenon...biological mechanisms controlling aging. Selection is one of the tools that biologists...natural to strive to alter longevity using selection, as a preamble to detailed analysis...
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Selection Bias
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Selection Bias An important aspect of empirical...for the entire population, is known as selection bias . The example of employed women...for further illustrating the concept of selection bias. In fact, the original papers...
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