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insideness en · NOUN

Etymology

From inside + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being inside.
    • If we can establish a point that is guaranteed to be outside of our polygon, we can test the insideness of any point by connecting this test point to our outside point by a straight line and counting the number of times the line crosses the polygon. 1995, Linux Journal, numbers 15-20, page 42:
    • Children as young as four are known to have relational concepts such as insideness, sameness, and so on (eg, Smith, 1989). 1995, David R. Shanks, The psychology of associative learning: