/si lek tiv"i tee, see'lek-/ , n.
1. the state or quality of being selective.
2. Elect. the property of a circuit, instrument, or the like, by virtue of which it can distinguish oscillations of a particular frequency.
3. Radio. the ability of a receiving set to receive any one of a band of frequencies or waves to the exclusion of others.
[ 1900-05; SELECTIVE + -ITY ]