selective : Idioms & Phrases

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selective amnesia

  • noun amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember
    • why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?
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selective information

  • noun (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
    information; entropy.
    • the signal contained thousands of bits of information
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selective jamming

  • noun electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency
    spot jamming.
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selective lipectomy

  • noun plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue
    lipectomy.
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selective service

  • noun an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service
    Selective Service; SSS.
  • noun compulsory military service
    muster; draft; conscription.
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selective service system

  • noun an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service
    Selective Service; SSS.
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selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor

  • noun an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
    SSRI.
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