selectivity.

The tendency or ability to choose or respond to some things while excluding others.

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Words that belong together

• selectivity of attention
• admission selectivity

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The method's selectivity prevents irrelevant signals from obscuring the result.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.