# select (choice)

to take one part from many that differ

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: select

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [take](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-take.acquisition)

**Through:** The parts, differing from one another, are compared, and one is taken through acquisition.

**Novel properties:**
- selection outcome
- exclusive choice
- comparison-based resolution

## Examples
- The Large Hadron Collider selects proton collisions meeting specific energy thresholds from billions of interactions per second. *(physics)*
- Amazon's recommendation engine selects items based on a user's past purchases among millions of products. *(computing)*
- The US Senate filibuster rule allows a minority to select which bills come to vote by blocking others. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [choice](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-choice.decision) (L9)
- [choose](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-choose.decision) (L10)
- [decision](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-decision.cognitive) (L10)
- [editor](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-editor.role) (L17)
- [options](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-options.choice) (L8)

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