isolation

measures taken in care units to prevent contagious diseases from being spread among patients, health care workers, and visitors

Isolation or isolated may also refer to: ==Sociology and psychology== Social isolation, a lack of social contact by an individual Isolation (psychology), a defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory Emotional isolation, a feeling of isolation despite a functioning social network Isolation effect, a psychological effect of distinctive items more easily remembered ==Mathematics== Real-root isolation Isolation lemma, a technique used to reduce the number of solutions to a computational problem. Isolated point, a topological notion of having no points near a given point Solving an equation, isolating a variable in the left-hand side of an equation ==Natural sciences== Electrical or galvanic isolation, isolating functional sections of electrical systems to prevent current flowing between them An isolated system, a system without any external exchange Isolating language, a type of language with a low morpheme-per-word ratio Isolation (microbiology), techniques to separate microbes from a sample containing mixtures of microbes Reproductive isolation, in population genetics, prevents members of two different species from producing offspring if they cross or mate Topographic isolation of a summit, the great circle distance to the nearest point of equal elevation ==Engineering and computer sciences== In electronics, a measure of how well two ports are disconnected in devices such as directional couplers and circulators Isolation (database systems), how and when the changes made by one operation become visible to other concurrent operations In computer security, another name for software sandboxing Vibration isolation, in engineering, the process of isolating an object from the source of vibrations ==Arts and entertainment== ===Film and television=== Isolation (2005 film), an Irish horror film Isolation (2009 film), a British documentary Isolation, a 2015 drama film featuring Dominic Purcell, Stephen Lang, and Tricia Helfer "Isolation" (The Walking Dead), an episode of the television series The Walking Dead ===Music=== Isolation (Kali Uchis album), 2018 "Isolation", a song by Cherry Glazer from 2019 album Stuffed & Ready "Isolation", a song by Die Krupps from 1995 album III - Odyssey of the Mind "Isolation" (Alter Bridge song), 2010 Isolation (Carpathian album), 2008 Isolation (Fear My Thoughts album), 2008 "Isolation" (John Lennon song), 1970 "Isolation" (Joy Division song), 1980 "Isolation" (Kreator song), 1995 Isolation (Toto album), 1984 ===Other arts and entertainment=== Isolation (board game), a 1972 board game Isolation (illusion), an illusion whereby a prop appears to float in space Isolation (novel), a 2012 novella by Dan Wells Isolation (poker), a play specifically for the purpose of making the hand a one-on-one contest with a specific opponent ==Other uses== Isolation (health care), various measures taken to prevent contagious diseases from being spread Mount Isolation, New Hampshire, United States ==See also== Insulation (disambiguation) Isolate (disambiguation) Isolator (disambiguation) Isolationism Uncontacted peoples, indigenous peoples living in isolation from the external world Solitary confinement, a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from most or all human contact Solitude, a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people

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