how to pronounce selectivity

/ˌsɪl.ɛkˈtɪv.ə.ti/

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selectivity is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of selectivity in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… losing the high selectivity which you …”

meanings of selectivity

noun:

  1. Discrimination of a reactant towards a choice of other reactants; the ratio of rate constants for different reactants.
  2. The quality of being selective; usually the extent to which something is selective.
  3. The ability of a radio receiver to separate a desired signal frequency from others.

selectivity frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word selectivity occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics selectivity can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that selectivity can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;

words with pronunciation similar to selectivity

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