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  2. Isolated system - Wikipedia

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    The concept of an isolated system can serve as a useful model approximating many real-world situations. It is an acceptable idealization used in constructing mathematical models of certain natural phenomena ; e.g., the planets in the Solar System , and the proton and electron in a hydrogen atom are often treated as isolated systems.

  3. Social isolation - Wikipedia

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    Social isolation is a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society.It differs from loneliness, which reflects temporary and involuntary lack of contact with other humans in the world. [1]

  4. Language isolate - Wikipedia

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    Locations of a few relatively well-known examples of isolated languages A language isolate is a language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship with any other languages. [ 1 ] Basque in Europe, Ainu [ 1 ] in Asia, Sandawe in Africa, Haida and Zuni in North America, Kanoê in South America , Tiwi in Australia and Burushaski in Pakistan ...

  5. Solitude - Wikipedia

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    Solitude, also known as social withdrawal, is a state of seclusion or isolation, meaning lack of socialisation. Effects can be either positive or negative, depending on the situation. Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work, think, or rest without disturbance. It may be desired for the sake of privacy.

  6. Isolating language - Wikipedia

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    Effectively, it has four units of meaning in one inseparable morpheme: -yat/-ят. Languages with a higher tendency toward isolation generally exhibit a morpheme-per-word ratio close to 1:1. In an ideal isolating language, visible morphology would be entirely absent, as words would lack any internal structure in terms of smaller, meaningful ...

  7. Isolation (health care) - Wikipedia

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    Limitations on rights (such as medical isolation) must be "strictly necessary," meaning that they must: respond to a pressing public or social need (health) proportionately pursue a legitimate aim (prevent the spread of infectious disease) be the least restrictive means required for achieving the purpose of the limitation

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1258 on Thursday, November ...

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    Hints and the solution for today's Wordle on Thursday, November 28.

  9. Solitary confinement - Wikipedia

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    Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an incarcerated person lives in a single cell with little or no contact with other people. It is a punitive tool used within the prison system to discipline or separate incarcerated individuals who are considered to be security risks to other incarcerated individuals or prison staff, as well as those who violate facility rules or are ...