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What does selective mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word selective? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Of or relating to the process of selection. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (biology) Of or relating to natural selection.
  3. (of a person) choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
  4. (comparable) Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
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His jumped-up, passionate nature has already minoritised him with the US media and selective segments of power.
Added to selective breeding is another step, another human act, that of using yeast to raise the bread or ferment the wine.
Next time I hear that crabby, accusatory voice, I'm going to pretend I've contracted a sudden case of selective deafness.
It's important that you're selective about what you install on your computer.
Time is treated kaleidoscopically, whether in selective moments, flashbacks or offstage voices from the past.
By widening his stance, Jones has improved his balance, enabling him to be less jumpy and more selective.

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