selectiveness

selectiveness
The state of being selective; discernment.

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  • selective — adjective Date: 1625 1. of, relating to, or characterized by selection ; selecting or tending to select 2. highly specific in activity or effect < selective pesticides > < selective absorption > • selectively adverb • selectiveness noun • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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