selectivity

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Recent Examples of selectivity All of them had very low rankings for student selectivity and were fairly low for education and career outcomes, but were slightly better ranked for the campus safety and cost and financing rankings. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 One example is neuron selectivity in neural networks for classifying images. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2025 For decades, these conversations have largely centered on rankings, selectivity, and return on investment. Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The plasma process is also effective on waxy residues left over from other recycling methods, converting them into useful chemicals with over 80% selectivity. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025 However, the therapy's selectivity and speed has the potential to be the first low-risk, rapid-response treatment to CO poisoning, where every second is critical in preventing organ damage and death. New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectivity
Noun
  • The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that USA Powerlifting’s disqualification of a transgender athlete in its women’s sports division constitutes discrimination.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That could suggest discrimination and warrant an investigation, Hitchcock Cross said.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • To answer those questions, TIME spoke with Oppenheim and Karbler about the movie’s technical accuracy, its depiction of government response in crisis, and the global temperature on nuclear war.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To measure my alertness, she’s decided to give me an hourly Psychomotor Vigilance Test, along with some word-fluency exercises and EEG brain scans.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Protein supports muscle growth, energy, and satiety, while coffee boosts alertness and may offer benefits for the heart, liver, and brain.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Continuous delivery accelerates the feedback loop between users and developers, allowing real-world data from ongoing projects to refine solver precision and stability.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That precision, combined with the low barrier to entry for fans, can help smaller sports grow beyond their core circles.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

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