selection (n.)
- abstract
- acumen
- allocation
- alternative
- appointment
- assignment
- assortment
- attribution
- batch
- categorization
- characterization
- choice
- co-optation
- co-option
- collection
- culling
- decision
- denomination
- denotation
- designation
- determination
- differentiation
- discernment
- disclosure
- discrimination
- draft
- drafting
- druthers
- election
- excerpt
- excerption
- expression
- extract
- extraction
- fingering
- fixing
- gradation
- group
- grouping
- hint
- identification
- indication
- insight
- manifestation
- meaning
- naming
- nomination
- number
- option
- ordination
- passage
- pick
- picking
- piece
- placement
- pointing
- posting
- precision
- preference
- quotation
- quote
- range
- ranking
- screening
- series
- set
- show
- showing
- sifting
- signification
- sorting
- specification
- stipulation
- subordination
- suggestion
- taxonomy
- transferral
- triage
- variety
- volition
- will
I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term Natural Selection.