selectivity
selectivity Lexical Profile
selectivity Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The quality or property of carefully choosing only the best, most suitable, or most specific things or people.
"The university's high degree of selectivity makes admission extremely competitive for incoming applicants."
In chemistry and pharmacology, the degree to which a substance, catalyst, or drug acts upon a specific target or produces a particular reaction product over others.
"Researchers modified the compound to improve its selectivity for cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue."
In electronics and telecommunications, the ability of a radio receiver to isolate a desired signal frequency while rejecting interference from adjacent frequencies.
"A receiver with poor selectivity will struggle to separate two stations broadcasting on closely spaced frequencies."