淘汰

とうた

[touta]

Definitions

1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection

2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

selection

自然しぜん淘汰とうたで弱いよわい個体こたいが消えきえていく。

Weaker individuals disappear through natural selection.

競争きょうそうに負けまけた企業きぎょうが淘汰とうたされた。

Companies that lost the competition were weeded out.

時代じだい遅れおくれの技術ぎじゅつは淘汰とうたされる運命うんめいだ。

Outdated technology is destined to be eliminated.