selection

noun

1. the act of choosing or selecting

   noun.act

   Synonyms choice option pick

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

   noun.group

   Examples

   The store carried a large selection of shoes.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the person or thing chosen or selected

   noun.cognition

   Synonyms choice pick

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

   noun.process

   Synonyms natural selection survival survival of the fittest

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. a passage selected from a larger work

   noun.communication

   Synonyms excerpt excerption extract

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.

   noun

   Source: webster1913