selection selection /səˈlɛkʃən/

noun

1. () The act of choosing or selecting  ( option , pick , choice , selection )
   the act of choosing or selecting
    Your choice of colors was unfortunate
   your choice of colors was unfortunate
    You can take your pick
   you can take your pick
   
2. () An assortment of things from which a choice can be made  ( selection )
   an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
    The store carried a large selection of shoes
   the store carried a large selection of shoes
   
3. () The person or thing chosen or selected  ( pick , selection , choice )
   the person or thing chosen or selected
    He was my pick for mayor
   he was my pick for mayor
   
4. A passage selected from a larger work  ( excerpt , excerption , extract , selection )
   a passage selected from a larger work
    He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
   he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
   
5. A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment  ( natural selection , selection , survival , survival of the fittest )
   a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment