selection

(noun) the act of choosing or selecting. Synonyms: choice, option, pick. Examples: "Your choice of colors was unfortunate." "You can take your pick."

(noun) an assortment of things from which a choice can be made. Example: "The store carried a large selection of shoes."

(noun) the person or thing chosen or selected. Synonyms: choice, pick. Example: "He was my pick for mayor."

(noun) a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment. Synonyms: survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection.

(noun) a passage selected from a larger work. Synonyms: excerpt, excerption, extract. Example: "He presented excerpts from william james' philosophical writings."