excision

Meaning

Noun

  • The deletion of some text during editing.
  • The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting.
  • The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
  • The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.

Origin

  • From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō.

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