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'''[[Social isolation|Isolation]]''' is the near or complete lack of social contact by an individual.

'''Isolation''' or '''isolated''' may also refer to:

==Sociology and psychology==
*[[Social isolation]]
*[[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

==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 [[power dividers and directional couplers#Isolation|directional couplers]] and [[circulator#Isolator|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 [[Sandbox (computer security)|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)|''Isolation'' (2005 film)]], an Irish horror film
*[[Isolation (2009 film)|''Isolation'' (2009 film)]], a British documentary
*''Isolation'', a 2015 drama film featuring Dominic Purcell, Stephen Lang, and [[Tricia Helfer]]
*[[Isolation (The Walking Dead)|"Isolation" (''The Walking Dead'')]], an episode of the television series ''The Walking Dead''

===Music===
*[[Isolation (Kali Uchis album)|''Isolation'' (Kali Uchis album)]], 2018
*"Isolation", a song by Die Krupps from 1995 album ''[[III - Odyssey of the Mind]]''
*[[Isolation (Alter Bridge song)|"Isolation" (Alter Bridge song)]], 2010
*[[Isolation (Carpathian album)|''Isolation'' (Carpathian album)]], 2008
*[[Isolation (Fear My Thoughts album)|''Isolation'' (Fear My Thoughts album)]], 2008
*[[Isolation (John Lennon song)|"Isolation" (John Lennon song)]], 1970
*[[Isolation (Joy Division song)|"Isolation" (Joy Division song)]], 1980
*[[Isolation (Kreator song)|"Isolation" (Kreator song)]], 1995
*[[Isolation (Toto album)|''Isolation'' (Toto album)]], 1984

===Other arts and entertainment===
*[[Isolation (board game)|''Isolation'' (board game)]], a 1972 board game
*[[Isolation (illusion)]], an illusion whereby a prop appears to float in space
*[[Isolation (novel)|''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==
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*[[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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