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The definition of extinction
6 Definitions of: extinction
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- noun, the act of making extinct or the state of being extinct
- noun, the act of extinguishing or the state of being extinguished
- noun, complete destruction; annihilation
- noun, physics reduction of the intensity of radiation as a result of absorption or scattering by matter
- noun, astronomy the dimming of light from a celestial body as it passes through an absorbing or scattering medium, such as the earth's atmosphere or interstellar dust
- noun, psychol a process in which the frequency or intensity of a learned response is decreased as a result of reinforcement being withdrawn. Compare habituation
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| Synonyms: | obliterate, death, destruction, abolition, oblivion, exterminate, annihilation, eradicate, extirpate |
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