plural of selection sort

(US, basketball) The Monday in March on which the teams that participate in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament are selected.

(religion) A process by which heritable traits are given or planned by a higher power, as distinguished from natural selection.

present participle of self-select

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of self-select

simple past tense and past participle of self-select

To make a choice for oneself. / (linguistics, intransitive) To take one's turn in a conversation by electing to speak.

(evolutionary theory, rare, sometimes humorous or derogatory) The selection of certain genes caused by the actions of humans, especially the intentional intervention in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits; eugenics, selective breeding or culling.

(immunology) The process by which a specific antigen only activates its counter-specific lymphocyte, usually a B cell, so that particular cell is induced to produce many clones of itself for antibody production.

Synonym of Fisherian runaway