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selectivity

Syllabification: (se·lec·tiv·i·ty)
Pronunciation: /səlekˈtivitē/

Definition of selectivity

noun

  • the quality of carefully choosing someone or something as the best or most suitable:provision is organized on the principle of selectivity
  • the property of affecting some things and not others.
  • Electronics the ability of a device to respond to a particular frequency without interference from others.

selectivity in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of selectivity in the British & World English dictionary
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