Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-selection

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
self--s-e-lec-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Selecting oneself for something.

Uncountable

noun

Selecting something for oneself.

Uncountable

noun

An item selected by oneself.

Countable

noun

A form of nonprobability sampling bias in which individuals select themselves into a group.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English selection English self-selection From self- + selection.

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-selections (plural)

Phrases

adverse selection

Frequently Paired Words

adverse selection

Questions

What does self-selection mean?
Selecting oneself for something.
Where does self-selection come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English selection English self-selection From self- + selection.

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