Isolation
Isolation is the state or process of being separated, set apart, or removed from connection with others. The term spans physical, social, psychological, and scientific domains—from geographic separation to deliberate quarantine to the scientific act of extracting a single element for study.
Meanings
- Isolation (physical) — spatial separation of objects, organisms, or places
- Isolation (social) — disconnection from community, relationships, or social contact
- Isolation (psychological) — subjective experience of loneliness or emotional separation
- Isolation (scientific) — laboratory technique of obtaining pure substances or organisms
- Isolation (medical) — quarantine or separation to prevent disease transmission
Related
Loneliness, Quarantine, Differentiation, Group, Integration (neural), Robustness, Empedocles