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self-selection

American  
[self-si-lek-shuhn, self-] / ˈsɛlf sɪˈlɛk ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

  1. selection made by or for oneself.

    goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.


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Their insight: Outcome-based penalties only work when embedded in a menu that first induces honest self-selection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

The report said that self-selection process is concentrated, in some instances, by separate hiring timelines used by some judges.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022

But there’s surely a huge self-selection bias at work there because the artists who are active in the Midjourney Discord are bound to be the ones who will be excited by it.

From The Verge ● Aug. 2, 2022

Of course, there is a degree of self-selection at play here.

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

As a result, the structure of the book is designed to facilitate self-selection based on interest.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle

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