Selection \Se*lec"tion\, n. [L. selectio: cf. F. s['e]lection.]

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

2. That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books.

Natural selection. (Biol.) See under Natural.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)