selection

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♦ se|lec|tion /sɪl'ekʃən/ (selections)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] with supp
Selection is the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
...Darwin's principles of natural selection...
Dr. Sullivan's selection to head the Department of Health was greeted with satisfaction...
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A selection of people or things is a set of them that have been selected from a larger group.
...this selection of popular songs.
3 [N-COUNT] usu sing, usu N of n
The selection of goods in a shop is the particular range of goods that it has available and from which you can choose what you want.
It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one day market.
= rangenatu|ral se|lec|tion
[N-UNCOUNT]
Natural selection is a process by which species of animals and plants that are best adapted to their environment survive and reproduce, while those that are less well adapted die out.
Natural selection ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next generation.

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