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-If this is your first stdlib contribution, be sure to read the [contributing guide](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md) which provides guidelines and instructions for submitting contributions. You may also consult the [development guide](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/docs/development.md) for help on developing stdlib.
+If this is your first stdlib contribution, be sure to read the [contributing guide](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md) which provides guidelines and instructions for submitting contributions. You may also consult the [development guide](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/docs/contributing/development.md) for help on developing stdlib.
 
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.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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 <section class="release" id="unreleased">
 
-## Unreleased (2025-02-02)
+## Unreleased (2025-02-24)
 
 <section class="features">
 
 ### Features
 
+-   [`78bdf25`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/78bdf258a7dc0ba33814cb4b3fd1f01a560777e0) - add output policies which provide special accommodation for the \"generic\" data type
 -   [`c82dc90`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/c82dc908163b731fd5b7f33010f697779518afda) - add index types and reduce duplication
 -   [`8e1a0b9`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/8e1a0b90271cbd1e64deebe7d893eeb73edf4599) - add ndarray dtype maps and index types
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 
 <details>
 
+-   [`78bdf25`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/78bdf258a7dc0ba33814cb4b3fd1f01a560777e0) - **feat:** add output policies which provide special accommodation for the \"generic\" data type _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`0e81d53`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/0e81d53283cb6d6e1d1b95194115d424cc719b80) - **style:** resolve lint error _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`c82dc90`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/c82dc908163b731fd5b7f33010f697779518afda) - **feat:** add index types and reduce duplication _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`8e1a0b9`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/8e1a0b90271cbd1e64deebe7d893eeb73edf4599) - **feat:** add ndarray dtype maps and index types _(by Athan Reines)_

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 Aadish Jain <[email protected]>
 Aayush Khanna <[email protected]>
 Abhijit Raut <[email protected]>
+Abhishek Jain <[email protected]>
 Adarsh Palaskar <[email protected]>
 Aditya Sapra <[email protected]>
 Ahmed Atwa <[email protected]>
@@ -35,9 +36,12 @@ Dominik Moritz <[email protected]>
 Dorrin Sotoudeh <[email protected]>
 EuniceSim142 <[email protected]>
 Frank Kovacs <[email protected]>
+GK Bishnoi <[email protected]>
+Gaurav <[email protected]>
 Golden Kumar <[email protected]>
 Gunj Joshi <[email protected]>
-Gururaj Gurram <[email protected]>
+Gururaj Gurram <[email protected]>
+Harsh <[email protected]>
 HarshaNP <[email protected]>
 Harshita Kalani <[email protected]>
 Hridyanshu <[email protected]>
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ Justin Dennison <[email protected]>
 Karan Anand <[email protected]>
 Karthik Prakash <[email protected]>
 Kohantika Nath <[email protected]>
+Krishnam Agarwal <[email protected]>
 Krishnendu Das <[email protected]>
 Kshitij-Dale <[email protected]>
 Lovelin Dhoni J B <[email protected]>
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ Marcus Fantham <[email protected]>
 Matt Cochrane <[email protected]>
 Mihir Pandit <[email protected]>
 Milan Raj <[email protected]>
+Mohammad Bin Aftab <[email protected]>
 Mohammad Kaif <[email protected]>
 Momtchil Momtchev <[email protected]>
 Muhammad Haris <[email protected]>
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@ Rejoan Sardar <[email protected]>
 Ricky Reusser <[email protected]>
 Ridam Garg <[email protected]>
 Rishav <[email protected]>
+Rishav Tarway <[email protected]>
 Robert Gislason <[email protected]>
 Roman Stetsyk <[email protected]>
 Rutam Kathale <[email protected]>
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ Sai Srikar Dumpeti <[email protected]>
 Sarthak Paandey <[email protected]>
 Saurabh Singh <[email protected]>
 Seyyed Parsa Neshaei <[email protected]>
+Shabareesh Shetty <[email protected]>
 Shashank Shekhar Singh <[email protected]>
 Shivam Ahir <[email protected]>
 Shraddheya Shendre <[email protected]>
@@ -110,6 +118,7 @@ Snehil Shah <[email protected]>
 Soumajit Chatterjee <[email protected]>
 Spandan Barve <[email protected]>
 Stephannie Jiménez Gacha <[email protected]>
+Suhaib Ilahi <[email protected]>
 Suraj Kumar <[email protected]>
 Tirtadwipa Manunggal <[email protected]>
 Tudor Pagu <[email protected]>
@@ -124,6 +133,10 @@ Vivek Maurya <[email protected]>
 Xiaochuan Ye <[email protected]>
 Yaswanth Kosuru <[email protected]>
 Yernar Yergaziyev <[email protected]>
+Yuvi Mittal <[email protected]>
+ekambains <[email protected]>
+fadiothman22 <[email protected]>
 olenkabilonizhka <[email protected]>
+pranav-1720 <[email protected]>
 rainn <[email protected]>
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@@ -1504,10 +1504,15 @@ declare module '@stdlib/types/ndarray' {
 	*/
 	type DataTypeKind = StrictDataTypeKind | 'all' | 'typed_and_generic' | 'numeric_and_generic' | 'real_and_generic' | 'floating_point_and_generic' | 'real_floating_point_and_generic' | 'complex_floating_point_and_generic' | 'integer_and_generic' | 'signed_integer_and_generic' | 'unsigned_integer_and_generic' | 'boolean_and_generic';
 
+	/**
+	* Strict output data type policy.
+	*/
+	type StrictOutputPolicy = 'default' | 'same' | 'promoted' | 'boolean' | 'numeric' | 'real' | 'floating_point' | 'real_floating_point' | 'complex_floating_point' | 'integer' | 'signed_integer' | 'unsigned_integer';
+
 	/**
 	* Output data type policy.
 	*/
-	type OutputPolicy = 'default' | 'same' | 'promoted' | 'boolean' | 'numeric' | 'real' | 'floating_point' | 'real_floating_point' | 'complex_floating_point' | 'integer' | 'signed_integer' | 'unsigned_integer';
+	type OutputPolicy = StrictOutputPolicy | 'boolean_and_generic' | 'numeric_and_generic' | 'real_and_generic' | 'floating_point_and_generic' | 'real_floating_point_and_generic' | 'complex_floating_point_and_generic' | 'integer_and_generic' | 'signed_integer_and_generic' | 'unsigned_integer_and_generic';
 
 	/**
 	* Array order.