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selectivity

/si-lek-tiv-i-tee, see-lek-/US // sɪ lɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌsi lɛk- //UK // (sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ) //

选择性,选择权

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or quality of being selective.
    • : Electricity. the property of a circuit, instrument, or the like, by virtue of which it can distinguish oscillations of a particular frequency.
    • : Radio. the ability of a receiving set to receive any one of a band of frequencies or waves to the exclusion of others.

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Examples

  • This odd selectivity is not peculiar to primates — there are countless examples of pathogens devastating certain host species but not others.

  • I would imagine it’s a long list of, you know, 500 schools on your wall ordered roughly by selectivity.

  • Limited agency talent and budgetary pressures will only heighten this selectivity going forward.

  • The remarkable selectivity that neurons show, Quiroga argues, isn’t absolute.

  • This selectivity is partially why optogenetics is so powerful.

  • This is due in part to individual attention given the defendants, but also the selectivity of the courts.

  • But their selectivity in applying scripture shows the depth of their hypocrisy.

  • While only 20 years old, Prince Valentine laments the selectivity inherent in international justice.

  • She even has a name for this phenomenon: the socio-emotional selectivity theory.

  • Like a thunderstorm creating radio static, there was no selectivity.

  • The rare-earths possess the property of selectivity and are fortunately highly refractory.

  • This selectivity of absorption may account for the difference in the toxicity of zinc salts to plants in the various soils.

  • Certainly the principle of selectivity is a byway of possibilities.

  • The effect of the selectivity of the “yellow spot” is noticeable in viewing certain colors.