Selection may refer to:
Science
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Selection (biology), also called natural selection, selection in evolution
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Sex selection, in genetics
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Mate selection, in mating
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Sexual selection in humans, in human sexuality
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Human mating strategies
In evolutionary psychology and behavioral ecology, human mating strategies are a set of behaviors used by individuals to select, attract, and retain mates. Mating strategies overlap with reproductive strategies, which encompass a broader set of ...
, in human sexuality
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Social selection, within social groups
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Selection (linguistics), the ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments
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Selection in schools
A selective school is a school that admits students on the basis of some sort of selection criteria, usually academic. The term may have different connotations in different systems and is the opposite of a comprehensive school, which accepts all ...
, the admission of students on the basis of selective criteria
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Selection effect, a distortion of data arising from the way that the data are collected
* A selection, or
choice function
A choice function (selector, selection) is a mathematical function ''f'' that is defined on some collection ''X'' of nonempty sets and assigns some element of each set ''S'' in that collection to ''S'' by ''f''(''S''); ''f''(''S'') maps ''S'' to ...
, a function that selects an element from a set
Religion
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Divine selection, selection by God
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Papal selection
A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. Catholics consider the pope to be the apostolic successor of Saint Peter and the earthly head of the Catholic Church.
Co ...
, selection by clergy
Computing
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Selection (user interface)
In computing and user interface engineering, a selection is a list of items on which user operations will take place. The user typically adds items to the list manually, although the computer may create a selection automatically.
Selections are ...
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X Window selection
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Selection (genetic algorithm)
Selection is the stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding (using the crossover operator).
A generic selection procedure may be implemented as follows:
#The fitness function is evalua ...
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Selection (relational algebra) In relational algebra, a selection (sometimes called a restriction in reference to E.F. Codd's 1970 paper and ''not'', contrary to a popular belief, to avoid confusion with SQL's use of SELECT, since Codd's article predates the existence of SQL) i ...
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Selection-based search, a search engine system in which the user invokes a search query using only the mouse
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Selection algorithm, an algorithm that finds the ''k''th smallest number in a list
Other uses
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Preselection (or selection) of candidates in British elections
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Selection (Australian history)
Selection is the act of choosing and acquiring a subdivided tract of land for farming purposes in Australia. A selection is also descriptive of the plot of land that was selected. The term derived from "free selection before survey" of crown lan ...
, an area of crown land acquired under legislation
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''Selected'' (album), the compilation album by Recoil
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''Selection'' (album), by 54•40
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Selection (Nazi concentration camps)
* ''
The Selection'', a novel by Kiera Cass
* A store brand used by
Metro Inc.
See also
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Adverse selection
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Discrimination
Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, relig ...
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Election
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