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.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
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

• atroposelectivity
• cardioselectivity
• chemoselectivity
• enantioselectivity
• periselectivity
• regioselectivity
• stereoselectivity
• torquoselectivity
• unselectivity

 

Translations

the quality of being selective

• French: sélectivité (fr)
• German: Selektivität (de) f, Trennschärfe f
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• Slovak: selektívnosť
• Spanish: selectividad (es)

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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• Slovak: selektívnosť

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Translations to be checked

• Romanian: selectivitate (ro) f
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See also

• selectiveness