inclusion
Americannoun
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the act of including.
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the state of being included.
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something that is included.
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the practice or policy of including and integrating all people and groups in activities, organizations, political processes, etc., especially those who are disadvantaged, have suffered discrimination, or are living with disabilities: Our company is committed to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Political and civic inclusion is vital to a sustainable democracy.
Our company is committed to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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the educational policy of placing students with physical or mental disabilities in regular classrooms and providing them with certain accommodations.
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Biology. a body suspended in the cytoplasm, as a granule.
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Mineralogy. a solid body or a body of gas or liquid enclosed within the mass of a mineral.
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Petrography. xenolith.
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Logic, Mathematics. the relationship between two sets when the second is a subset of the first.
noun
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the act of including or the state of being included
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something included
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geology a solid fragment, liquid globule, or pocket of gas enclosed in a mineral or rock
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maths
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X⊆Y. the relation between two sets that obtains when all the members of the first are members of the second
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X⊂Y. the relation that obtains between two sets when the first includes the second but not vice versa
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engineering a foreign particle in a metal, such as a particle of metal oxide
Other Word Forms
- noninclusion noun
- preinclusion noun
- reinclusion noun
Etymology
Origin of inclusion
First recorded in 1590–1600; inclusion def. 9 was first recorded in 1945–50; from Latin inclūsiōn- (stem of inclūsiō ) “a shutting in,” equivalent to inclūs(us) ( incluse ) + -iōn- noun suffix ( -ion )
Example Sentences
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Researchers also detected rare inclusions of lechatelierite, a high temperature glassy silica that forms during extreme heating, further confirming an impact origin.
From Science Daily
Some works are paradigmatic, some rather generic; the inclusion of others is perplexing.
Speaking in the States, Steve Luce said feedback showed "the inclusion of used vehicles in this policy is clearly not widely supported".
From BBC
Unlike traditional nineteenth-century Christianity, Modern Spiritualism was a religion of inclusion.
From Literature
They prioritized specific reviews for inclusion, which means some relevant studies may not have been part of the main analysis.
From Science Daily
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