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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Inclusive  \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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  inclusive 
  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"  [ant:  {exclusive}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  inclusive 
 
    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}. 
 
  ("lub  is  written  in  {LaTeX}  as  {\sqcup}). 
 
  (1995-02-03)




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