omitted

Omitted is the past participle of omit, meaning something that has been left out or excluded. It is used both as a verb form (as in has omitted) and as an adjective to describe material that has not been included.

Etymology: Omitted derives from the Latin omittere, literally “to send away” or “to neglect,” from om- “away” and mittere “to send.”

In editing and publishing, an omitted passage is a section deliberately removed, often for brevity, relevance, or policy constraints. In statistics and data analysis, an omitted variable is a factor not included in a model, which can lead to omitted variable bias if the missing factor is related to both predictors and outcomes.

In law and estate planning, terms such as omitted child or omitted spouse describe a person who is not named in a will or trust; many jurisdictions provide mechanisms to grant a share to such individuals.

In journalism and public discourse, omissions—deliberate or accidental—can affect interpretability and perceived impartiality.

See also: omission; omitted variable bias; omitted clause; omission in editing.