selection vs activity

activity vs selection

selection and activity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
selection	Yes	No	No	No
activity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, activity is a hypernym of selection; that is, activity is a word with a broader meaning than selection:

selection: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
activity: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

Other hypernyms of selection include action, natural action, natural process.

selection (noun)	activity (noun)
the act of choosing or selecting	any specific behavior
the person or thing chosen or selected	the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
a passage selected from a larger work	an organic process that takes place in the body
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment	the state of being active
	(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction

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