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 Social isolation is a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society. It differs from loneliness, which reflects temporary and involuntary lack of contact with other humans in the world. Social isolation c ...

* 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 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 theo ...

, 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 The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum geographical distance, horizontal distance to a point of equal elevation, representing a radius of dominance in which the peak is the highest point. It can be calculated for small hills and is ...

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 ''Vibration isolation'' is the prevention of transmission of vibration from one component of a system to others parts of the same system, as in Building, buildings or mechanical systems. Vibration is undesirable in many domains, primarily engineere ...

, 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 Die Krupps from 1995 album ''

III - Odyssey of the Mind III or iii may refer to: Companies * Information International, Inc., a computer technology company * Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a library-software company * 3i, formerly Investors in Industry, a British investment company Other uses * ...

'' * "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