Meanings
nounself-selection (usually uncountable, plural self-selections)
plural self-selections
- uncountableusuallySelecting oneself for something.
- uncountableusuallySelecting something for oneself.
“I think some of you might decide that this place isn’t for you, and that self-selection is OK with me,” Mr. Zuckerberg said.
2022 July 26, Mike Isaac, quoting Mark Zuckerberg, “‘Operating With Increased Intensity’: Zuckerberg Leads Meta Into Next Phase”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - countableusuallyAn item selected by oneself.
- uncountableusuallymathematicsA form of nonprobability sampling bias in which individuals select themselves into a group.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishselection
- Englishself-selection
Translations
Bulgarian самоизтъкване
- самоизтъкване (samoiztăkvane)selecting oneself for something
Polish wybranie siebie samego, wybranie dla siebie
- wybranie siebie samegoselecting oneself for something
- wybranie dla siebieSelecting something for oneself
Cite this entry
APA
self-selection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-selection
MLA
“self-selection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-selection. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-selection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-selection.
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