Dictionary

self-selection en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English selection English self-selection From self- + selection.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Selecting oneself for something.
2. (uncountable, usually) Selecting something for oneself.
   • “I think some of you might decide that this place isn’t for you, and that self-selection is OK with me,” Mr. Zuckerberg said. 2022 July 26, Mike Isaac, quoting Mark Zuckerberg, “‘Operating With Increased Intensity’: Zuckerberg Leads Meta Into Next Phase”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
3. (countable, usually) An item selected by oneself.
4. (uncountable, usually) A form of nonprobability sampling bias in which individuals select themselves into a group.

Forms

Relateds

adverse selection

Translations (3)

pl wybranie siebie samego (selecting oneself for something) · pl wybranie dla siebie (Selecting something for oneself) · bg самоизтъкване (selecting oneself for something)