Underinclusive vs. Inclusive
Underinclusive vs. Inclusive
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Underinclusive
Term ANot inclusive enough; tending to include too little.
Inclusive
Term BIncluding (almost) everything within its scope.
Example: ‘an inclusive list of data formats’;
Including the extremes as well as the area between.
Example: ‘numbers 1 to 10 inclusive’;
(linguistics) Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.
Example: ‘The pronoun in "If you want, we could go back to my place for coffee" is an inclusive "we".’;
Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.
Example: ‘The inclusive vergeOf golden metal that must round my brow.’;
Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both Monday and Saturday; - opposed to exclusive.
including much or everything; and especially including stated limits;
Example: ‘an inclusive art form’; ‘an inclusive fee’; ‘his concept of history is modern and inclusive’; ‘from Monday to Friday inclusive’;
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