selective

Study(2)

/səˈlɛktɪv/

adj 5

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(adj.)

VERBS

ADV

extremely, highly, very | increasingly | fairly, quite, rather

necessarily

When choosing a university, students are necessarily selective about which programs they apply to.

notoriously

Our school's admissions process is notoriously selective, accepting fewer than one in ten applicants.

socially

Companies are often socially selective about which neighborhoods they choose to open stores in.

PREP

about

My grandmother is very selective about which restaurants she visits in the city.

She was quite selective in which restaurants she would visit on vacation.

Definitions

adj

Of or relating to the process of selection.

The selective algorithm excludes the redundant classifiers to construct a streamlined ensemble learning.

Of or relating to natural selection.

selective pressure

Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.

He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.

Having the authority or capability to make a selection.

In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.

Of or relating to the social work approach called selectivity.

Eligibility criteria form the essence of selective programs and individuals are evaluated using a means test.

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The selective algorithm excludes the redundant classifiers to construct a streamlined ensemble learning.

Wiktionary

selective pressure

Wiktionary

He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.

Wiktionary

The eyes themselves can become selective, ignoring part of what is there, and the brain sometimes insists on seeing things that don't exist at all.

Tatoeba · #263373

Natural selection has similarities to selective breeding, but it happens by itself and over a much longer period of time.

Tatoeba · #3630700

The way to protect yourself and your family from being adversely affected by television is to be more selective of the programmes you watch.

Tatoeba · #3634123

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