selectivity
Careful choosing process
Selectivity is the quality of being selective—choosing carefully rather than accepting everything.
A college with high selectivity admits few applicants.
In electronics, selectivity measures a receiver's ability to isolate one signal from others.
The program's selectivity ensures only qualified candidates advance.
Imposing narrow boundaries
- eliteSuperior select group
- limitedRestricted in extent
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
- nicheRecessed wall space
specialized · tailored · bespoke · preferential · privileged · exclusive · rarefied · discerning
Evaluative selection process
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
- cullingSelective population reduction
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- siftingSeparating by particle size
sorting · narrowing · elimination · triage · shortlisting · weeding · curation · cherry-picking
Exactness of detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- targetingSelecting as objective
sensitivity · resolution · sharpness · fine-tuning · discrimination · differentiation · detection · threshold
Keen perception and judgment
- fussinessExcessive concern over trivialities
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
- pickinessExcessive selectivity in choosing
finickiness · meticulousness · judiciousness · exacting · demanding · perfectionism · scrupulousness · discriminating
Unfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
inequality · skew · imbalance · one-sidedness · disproportion · unevenness · slant · tendency
restrictive
Imposing narrow boundaries
niche · specialized · tailored · bespoke · preferential · privileged · exclusive · rarefied · discerning · gated
screening
Evaluative selection process
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
- cullingSelective population reduction
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
sifting · sorting · narrowing · elimination · triage · shortlisting · weeding · curation · cherry-picking · handpicking
specificity
Exactness of detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
targeting · sensitivity · resolution · sharpness · fine-tuning · discrimination · differentiation · detection · threshold · bandwidth
discernment
Keen perception and judgment
- fussinessExcessive concern over trivialities
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
pickiness · finickiness · meticulousness · judiciousness · exacting · demanding · perfectionism · scrupulousness · discriminating · hard-to-please
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
unfairness · inequality · skew · imbalance · one-sidedness · disproportion · unevenness · slant · tendency · inclination
- Exclusivityexclusive, elite, VIP, members-only, private
- refinementrefinement, elegance, sophistication, polish, taste
- College Admissionscollege applications, application fee, college application, admission essays, applications
- media biasmedia bias, bias, editorial bias, slant, partisan
- University Prestigerankings, prestige, Nobel Prize, endowment, global rankings
- selectivitychoosiness, pickiness, discernment, fastidiousness, fussiness
selectivityindiscriminateness
Absence of careful selection
randomness · arbitrariness · carelessness · haphazardness · thoughtlessness
selectivityinclusiveness
Quality of welcoming all
inclusivity · comprehensiveness · universality · openness · open admission
select, selection, selected, selective, selecting, selections, unselected, selector, selectman