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Insertion vs Inclusion - What's the difference?

insertion | inclusion |

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

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * leaf insertion

    Antonyms

    * (act of inserting) deletion * (anatomy) origin * (genetics) deletion

    inclusion

    English

    Alternative forms

    * enclusion

    Noun

  • (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.
  • Antonyms

    * exclusion

    See also

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