Hyphenation of selection

How to hyphenate selection

Because it is a word with a single syllable, selection is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

selection

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: selection

Definitions of selection

selection is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The process or act of selecting.
Example: The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
noun
Something selected.
Example: My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.
noun
A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
Example: I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
noun
A musical piece.
Example: For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.
noun
A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
noun
The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. Wp
noun
A list of items on which user operations will take place. Wp
noun
A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
noun
The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. Wp
noun
The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. Wp

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.