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se·lec·tive [sɪˈlektɪv, Am sə-] ADJ

1. selective (careful about choosing):

selective: wählerisch

selective reader, shopper: kritisch

selective reader, shopper: anspruchsvoll

to be selective about sth: bei etw dat wählerisch sein

to have a selective memory pej hum: ein selektives Erinnerungsvermögen haben pej hum

2. selective (choosing the best):

selective: ausgewählt

selective breeding: Zuchtwahl f <-, -en>

3. selective (discriminately affecting):

selective process, agent: gezielt

to be selective in effect: gezielt wirken

4. selective COMPUT:

selective: wahlweise

selective: selektiv

selective: trennscharf

selective pressure N

selective pressure: Selektionsbedingung

selective pressure: Selektionsdruck

selective reabsorption [sɪˌlektɪvriːəbˈzɔːpʃn] N

selective reabsorption: selektive Rückresorption

selective hedge N FINMKT

selective hedge: selektive Absicherung f

selective ion channel [sɪˌlektɪvˈaɪəntʃænl] N

selective ion channel: selektiver Ionenkanal

selective increase in quotas N INV-FIN

selective increase in quotas: selektive Quotenerhöhung f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

selective breeding: Zuchtwahl f <-, -en>

to be selective in effect: gezielt wirken

to have a selective memory pej hum: ein selektives Erinnerungsvermögen haben pej hum

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