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Auswählung

Auswählung is a German noun denoting the act or process of selecting from among alternatives. It can refer to choosing a single option or a group of options and is used in everyday language as well as in formal or technical contexts.

Etymology: It is formed from the verb auswählen (to select) with the prefix aus- meaning out and

Contexts: In everyday language, Auswählung occurs in phrases such as die Auswählung der Kandidaten or eine

Relation to related terms: Auswahl is closely related and often used for the selection itself or the

See also: natürliche Selektion; Auswahlkriterien; Vorauswahl; Selektion.

the
root
wählen
meaning
to
choose.
The
noun
Auswählung
conveys
the
action-focused
sense
of
choosing,
though
in
practice
it
can
denote
both
the
act
and
the
result
depending
on
context.
Auswählung
treffen.
In
organizations
it
appears
in
personnel
selection,
supplier
selection,
or
data
filtering.
In
research
and
data
processing
it
denotes
selecting
samples
or
subsets
according
to
predefined
criteria,
and
in
competitions
it
refers
to
the
act
of
selecting
finalists
or
winners.
set
of
selected
items.
Selektion
is
frequently
used
in
scientific
contexts,
notably
biology
and
statistics;
Auslese
refers
to
sorting
or
curation,
particularly
in
agriculture
or
quality
control.
The
term
Vorauswahl
denotes
preselection.