inclusion

Inclusion is defined as the state of being included or being made a part of something.

(noun)

When a book covers many different ideas and subjects, it is an example of the inclusion of many ideas.
When multiple people are all invited to be part of a group, this is an example of the inclusion of many different people.

See inclusion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an including or being included
something included; specif.,
1. a solid, liquid, or gaseous foreign substance encased in mineral or rock
2. Biol. a separate body, as a grain of starch, within the protoplasm of a cell

Origin: L inclusio < inclusus, pp. of includere: see include

See inclusion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of including or the state of being included.
Something included.
Geology A solid, liquid, or gaseous foreign body enclosed in a mineral or rock.
Biology A nonliving mass, such as a droplet of fat, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
Computer Science A logical operation that assumes the second statement of a pair is true if the first one is true.

Origin:

Origin: Latin inclūsiō, inclūsiōn-

Origin: , from inclūsus

Origin: , past participle of inclūdere, to enclose; see include

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