Definition of "inclusion" []

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

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• "Plus, the photo was taken at your wedding; your inclusion is automatic, in the photo or no."
• ""That's what I call inclusion, that's what I call grassroots, and I'm going to double my efforts in the next four years to make sure our party reflects the face of this community.""
• "Getting not only acknowledgment but inclusion is what will launch your career process."