| Pronunciation: | in'kloosiv | ||
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| Matching Terms: | inclusive fitness, inclusively | ||
| Definition: | [adj] including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is modern and inclusive"; "from Monday to Friday inclusive" | ||
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| Synonyms: | comprehensive | ||
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| Antonyms: | exclusive | ||
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| Definition: | \In*clu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. inclusif.]
1. Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.
The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round
my brow. --Shak.
2. Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from
Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both
Monday and Saturday; -- opposed to {exclusive}.
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| Definition: | In domain theory, a predicate P : D -> Bool is inclusive iff For any chain C, a subset of D, and for all c in C, P(c) => P(lub C) In other words, if the predicate holds for all elements of an increasing sequence then it holds for their least upper bound. | ||
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| See Also: | theory | ||
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