How many syllables in "Selection"

selection

How many syllables in selection 3

Divide selection into syllables se-lec-tion

Part of Speech noun

How to Pronounce selection /səˈlɛkʃən/

Meaning and definition of selection A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.