inclusion

in·clu·sion

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noun

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

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.

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inclusion

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 of inclusion

Classical Latin inclusio from inclusus, past participle of includere: see include

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inclusion

noun

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

Origin of inclusion

Latin inclūsiō inclūsiōn- from inclūsus past participle of inclūdere to enclose ; see include .

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in·clu′sion·ar′y
adjective

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural inclusions)

(countable) An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.
(uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
The inclusion of the poem added value to the course.
(countable) Anything foreign that is included in a material,
(countable, mineralogy) Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.

Origin

From French inclusion, from Old French inclusion, from Latin inclusio

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