selective en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /səˈlɛktɪv/
Meanings
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Of or relating to the process of selection.
The selective algorithm excludes the redundant classifiers to construct a streamlined ensemble learning.
2016, Xingming Sun, Alex Liu, Han-Chieh Chao, Cloud Computing and Security: Second International Conference, ICCCS 2016, Nanjing, China, July 29-31, 2016, Revised Selected Papers (part 2, page 579)
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Of or relating to natural selection.
selective pressure
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(of a person) Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.
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(US, not-comparable) Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.
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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.
2006, Francis J. Turner, Encyclopedia of Canadian Social Work, page 189:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more selective | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most selective | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ion selective electrode · selectiveness · unselective · sartan · celecoxib · selectively · counterselective · selective memory · overselective · autoselective · subselective · non-selective · selective compression · orthoselective · selective advantage · metaselective · hepatoselective · ion-selective membrane · selectively mute · immunoselective · isoselective · underselective · selective breeding · selective distortion · cardioselective · selective androgen receptor modulator · nonselective · selective school · superselective · anxioselective · ion-selective electrode · SelCal · cytoselective · semiselective · selective mutism · potassium selective electrode · SELCAL · selepressin · postselective · enantioselective · chemoselective · selective eating disorder · phosphoselective · neuroselective · monoselective · selective yellow · selective collection · paraselective · selegiline · atroposelective · ultraselective · uroselective · preselective · photoselective · microselective · nanoselective · stereoselective · supraselective · selective fire · regioselective · selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Relateds
Translations (47)
es selectivo (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · bg избирателен (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · it selettivo (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · ca selectiu (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · de auswählend (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · ca selectiu (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · de herausgreifend (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · de selektiv (of or relating to natural selection) · sk selekčný (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · de gezielt (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · ru перебо́рчивый (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · ru разбо́рчивый (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · bg придирчив (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · grc ἐκλεκτικός (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · el εκλεκτικός (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · sh izbìrljiv (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · ro de selecție (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · bg селективен (of or relating to natural selection) · fr sélectif (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · sk selektívny (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · tr seçici (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · pl wybiórczy (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · fi valikoiva (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · fi selektiivinen (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · pl wybiórczy (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · es selectivo (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · de selektiv (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · sk prieberčivý (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · cs vybíravý (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · de wählerisch (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · fi valikoiva (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · nb selektiv (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · fr sélectif (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · ru избира́тельный (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · nn selektiv (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · ar اِنْتِقَائِيّ (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · de ausgewählt (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · ru селекти́вный (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · pl selektywny (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · pt seletivo (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · sh probìrljiv (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · de punktuell (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · de Selektions- (of or relating to natural selection) · ru вы́борный (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · ro selectiv (of or pertaining to the process of selection) · sk vyberavý (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) · fi selektiivinen (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting)