selective
adjDefinitions
Of or relating to the process of selection.
- The selective algorithm excludes the redundant classifiers to construct a streamlined ensemble learning.
Of or relating to natural selection.
- selective pressure
Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
- He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.
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Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
- In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.
Of or relating to the social work approach called selectivity.
- Eligibility criteria form the essence of selective programs and individuals are evaluated using a means test.
The neighborhood
- neighborselect
- neighborselectivity
Derived
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A definitional loop anchored at selective. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at selective
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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