A hypothetical alternative to the anthropic principle that attempts to explain the complexity of the universe

(medicine, psychology) an ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient / the ability to retrieve certain facts and events but not others

(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A severe form of social anxiety disorder characterized by a total inability to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings. The inability to speak is involuntary and persistent, and is not caused by a communication disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, psychotic disorder, or intellectual disability.

(biology) The characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms in a population in a given environment; the basis for evolution by natural selection.

The practice of breeding the best specimens of a given organism to encourage certain features.

plural of selective distortion

simple past tense and past participle of self-select

present participle of self-select

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

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