postselection

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adjective

Following selection.

OriginEnglish selection ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostselection (not comparable)

alternative post-selection

  1. not comparableFollowing selection.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishselection
  8. Englishpostselection

From post- + selection.

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APA

postselection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postselection

MLA

“postselection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postselection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postselection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postselection.

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