Insertion vs Inclusion - What's the difference?
insertion | inclusion |
The act of inserting, or something inserted.
(anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
(genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
(countable) An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
(uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
(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.
As nouns the difference between insertion and inclusion
is that insertion is the act of inserting, or something inserted while inclusion is an addition or annex to a group, set, or total.insertion
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(wikipedia insertion)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* leaf insertionAntonyms
* (act of inserting) deletion * (anatomy) origin * (genetics) deletioninclusion
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Alternative forms
* enclusionNoun
- The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.
- The inclusion of the poem added value to the course.