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• The splitting of different peoples into different areas
• Isolated point in topology (mathematics)
• Isolation (psychology), psychological phenomenon
• Insulation, often physical, as in mechanical separation.
• Isolationism, political phenomenon where a country removes itself from international affairs
• Isolation (computer science), property of database systems
• Isolation (poker), raise designed to encourage others to fold
• Isolation (film), 2005 Irish horror movie written and directed by Billy O'Brian
• "Isolation" (John Lennon song) (1970) by John Lennon
• "Isolation" (Joy Division song) (1980) by Joy Division
• Isolation (Toto album) (1984), album by Toto
• Isolation (Die Krupps album) (1996), album by Die Krupps
• Isolation, A novel by Aaron Bennett, 2005, Avalaible through Amazon.com, Borders.com, and the publisher, Trafford Publishing.
• Isolator switch for electrical isolation.
• Isolation (illusion), an illusion where a ball or other object is made to appear stationary in space.
• topographic isolation in geodesy, surveying, and mountaineering.

In topology, a point x of a set S is called an isolated point, if there exists a neighborhood of x not containing other points of S. In particular, in an Euclidean space (or in a metric space), x is an isolated point of S, if one can find an... Solitude can have various meanings Castle_Solitude and race track memorial site, Stuttgart, Germany 100 Years of Solitude The Fortress of Solitude Solitude Aeturnus Solitude (also seclusion, isolation) means lack of contact with other people. ... Look up insulation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Isolationism is a foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military policy and a political policy of economic nationalism (protectionism). ... In database systems, isolation is a property that the changes made by an operation are not visible to other simultaneous operations on the system until its completion. ... In poker, an isolation play is usually a raise designed to encourage one or more players to fold, specifically for the purpose of making the hand a one-on-one contest with a specific opponent. ... Isolation is a 2005 Irish horror film directed and written by Billy OBrien. ... Isolation is a 1970 song appearing on John Lennons first official solo album release, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. ... Isolation is a 1980 song appearing on the Manchester post-punk band Joy Divisions second album release Closer. ... Isolation is a studio album by Toto, released in November 1984. ... Die Krupps is a German electropunk/EBM band, formed in 1980 by Jürgen Engler and Bernward Malaka in Düsseldorf. ... An isolator switch is part of an electrical circuit and is most often found in industrial applications. ... In contact juggling and other types of object manipulation, an isolation is an illusion whereby a prop appears to float in space, with the performers hands and body moving around it. ... The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal (great circle) distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. ... It has been suggested that geodetic system be merged into this article or section. ... Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

See also

• Faraday isolator, permitting passage of polarized light in only one direction
• Isolation effect, psychological effect of distinctive items more easily remembered
• Isolation tank, sensory deprivation tank
• Splendid isolation, British foreign policy of the late 19th century
• Solitude
• Speciation, separation of two populations of a species
• Encirclement, of an opposing force in warfare

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