Definitions for preclude
prɪˈkludpre·clude

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbidverb

   keep from happening or arising; make impossible

   "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

2. preclude, rule out, close outverb

   make impossible, especially beforehand

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. precludeverb

   Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

   It has been raining for days, but that doesn't preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Precludeverb

   To shut out or hinder by some anticipation.

   Etymology: præcludo, Lat.

   This much will obviate and preclude the objections of our adversaries, that we do not determine the final cause of the systematical parts of the world, merely as they have respect to the exigences or conveniences of life. Richard Bentley.

   If you once allow them such an acceptation of chance, you have precluded yourself from any more reasoning against them. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   I fear there will be no way left to tell you, that I entirely esteem you; none but that which no bills can preclude, and no king can prevent. Alexander Pope.

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1. preclude

   In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, the matching preclusion number of a graph G (denoted mp(G)) is the minimum number of edges whose deletion results in the destruction of a perfect matching or near-perfect matching (a matching that covers all but one vertex in a graph with an odd number of vertices). Matching preclusion measures the robustness of a graph as a communications network topology for distributed algorithms that require each node of the distributed system to be matched with a neighboring partner node.In many graphs, mp(G) is equal to the minimum degree of any vertex in the graph, because deleting all edges incident to a single vertex prevents it from being matched. This set of edges is called a trivial matching preclusion set. A variant definition, the conditional matching preclusion number, asks for the minimum number of edges the deletion of which results in a graph that has neither a perfect or near-perfect matching nor any isolated vertices.It is NP-complete to test whether the matching preclusion number of a given graph is below a given threshold.The strong matching preclusion number (or simply, SMP number) is a generalization of the matching preclusion number; the SMP number of a graph G, smp(G) is the minimum number of vertices and/or edges whose deletion results in a graph that has neither perfect matchings nor almost-perfect matchings.Other numbers defined in a similar way by edge deletion in an undirected graph include the edge connectivity, the minimum number of edges to delete in order to disconnect the graph, and the cyclomatic number, the minimum number of edges to delete in order to eliminate all cycles.

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1. preclude

   Preclude refers to the action of preventing something from happening or making it impossible. It often involves eliminating the chance or possibility of a certain event or situation occurring.

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1. Preclude

   to put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede

2. Preclude

   to shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation

3. Etymology: [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae before + claudere to shut. See Close, v.]

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1. Preclude

   prē-klud′, v.t. to shut out beforehand: to hinder by anticipation: to keep back: to prevent from taking place.—n. Preclū′sion, act of precluding or hindering: state of being precluded.—adj. Preclū′sive, tending to preclude: hindering beforehand.—adv. Preclū′sively. [L. præcludĕre, -clusum—præ, before, claudĕre, to shut.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preclude in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preclude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of preclude in a Sentence

1. Solis Doyle:

   I think that in the environment that we're in and The MeToo movement, Anita Hill's going to have to address Anita Hill role in the Clarence Thomas hearings more directly, and if Anita Hill wasn't prepared to do that before, certainly what's going on with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, I think, guarantees it, this doesn't preclude Solis Doyle from running. This doesn't preclude Solis Doyle from winning.

2. Farmington Police Chief Paul Melanson:

   The police didn't want to preclude any possibility in the future of using the drones to protect citizens.

3. Pete Ricketts:

   Catholic Church does not preclude the use of the death penalty under certain circumstances : That guilt is determined and the crime is heinous. Also, protecting society.

4. Mark Bucher:

   It [ the backlash from the Right to Life supporters ] does n’t scare me or preclude me from doing it again. It’s the discussion everyone wants to have, i have a feeding ground of opportunities with the Obamas staying in Washington and the Trumps living a block away.

5. Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf:

   States across the country are temporarily closing or restricting access to DMVs. This action will preclude millions of people from applying for and receiving their REAL ID.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=preclude
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preclude
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=preclude
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preclude
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preclude
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=preclude
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=preclude