淘汰 [ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ; tao2 tai4]
to wash out
elimination (by selection)
natural selection
to knock out (in a competition)
to die out
to phase out
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淘汰
とうた
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
weeding out
elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees)
culling
selection
see: 自然淘汰・しぜんとうた
selection (e.g. natural selection)
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