selectivity

English

Etymology

selective +‎ -ity

Noun

selectivity (countable and uncountable, plural selectivities)

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from selectivity

• atroposelectivity
• cardioselectivity
• chemoselectivity
• enantioselectivity
• periselectivity

• regioselectivity
• stereoselectivity
• torquoselectivity
• unselectivity

Translations

the quality of being selective

• German: Selektivität (de) f, Trennschärfe f

ability of a radio receiver to separate a desired frequency from others

• German: Trennschärfe f, Abstimmschärfe f, Empfindlichkeit (de) f, Selektivität (de) f

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• Romanian: selectivitate (ro) f

See also

• selectiveness