selection process

collocation in English

meaningsofselectionandprocess

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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/
us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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process
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.ses/
us
/ˈprɑː.ses/
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve ...
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(Definition ofselectionandprocessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The consequence is that theselectionprocessis directly affected by the absence of replications in different environments.
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The recipe metaphor seems less apt for theselectionprocessas embedded in operant behavior, however.
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First, one might retain the analysis of selection (and replication) and conclude that operant conditioning is not aselectionprocess.
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A positive feedback between active behavior and immune system makes theselectionprocesseffective.
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However, since operant behaviors do not reproduce, operant conditioning is not aselectionprocess.
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Operant learning cannot count as aselectionprocessuntil psychologists produce units as unproblematic as genes.
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The analytical expressions for both their shape and theirselectionprocessare known.
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These parameters are related to theselectionprocessbut are not necessarily of scientific interest.
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The current adjectiveselectionprocessis unsystematic, and could potentially miss key concepts.
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From a design perspective, theselectionprocessneeds to be performed to satisfy performance criteria.
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The difference in comorbidity is likely to be the result of theselectionprocessfor clinical trials.
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For humans, theselectionprocessinvolved pressing of one of four buttons on a panel which was placed horizontally on the table below the stereoscope.
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The party preference equation represents theselectionprocessthat determined which respondents were asked the strategic party switching question.
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Anyselectionprocesswould not, however, be a straightforward one.
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Specifically, a delay of the lexicalselectionprocesswould provide a window of opportunity for the feedback of activation from translation equivalents.
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Theselectionprocesshas been mainly concerned with the size and pulses / revolution of the shaft encoder.
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Such a good qualitative agreement about the modeselectionprocessis also found for the three other configurations.
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Compared with the actual outcomes for the superannuation portfolios, however, the randomselectionprocessuncovers some interesting features.
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The difference between (10) and (18) can be found in the companyselectionprocessperformed by consumers.
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