Purpose and Selection

Purpose

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Selection and purpose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Selection" instead a noun "Purpose".

Selection noun - The act or process of selecting.

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Purpose and selection are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Selection".

good	good purpose	good selection
particular	particular purpose	particular selection
better	better purpose	better selection
usual	usual purpose	usual selection
Other adjectives: initial, simple, entire, main, new, possible, official, larger, different.

The robots are attempting to have natural selection, to create the best robot for each purpose.

Source: Roleplay / Einsteinian Roulette
The Adventurer profession is considered king of this particular domain, thanks to a wide selection of nano-programs for the purpose.

Source: Video Game / Anarchy Online
To some extent, sexual selection takes this path - many traits which represent fitness are selected for by partners, though mostly without conscious purpose in the case of most animals.

Source: Darwinist Desire

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