Synonyms for Selection (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment):
survival, natural selection, survival of the fittest
WordNet sense 2 (a passage selected from a larger work):
excerpt, extract, extract, excerption
WordNet sense 3 (the person or thing chosen or selected):
choice, pick
WordNet sense 4 (the act of choosing or selecting):
option
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