selectivity

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noun
Definitions
  • The quality of being selective; usually the extent to which something is selective.
  • The ability of a radio receiver to separate a desired signal frequency from others.
  • (chemistry) Discrimination of a reactant towards a choice of other reactants; the ratio of rate constants for different reactants.

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Suffix from English selective.

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