ExtinctionWordNet Explorer
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noun
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
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the act of ending something
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a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
Words in this synset: experimental_extinction
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a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
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complete annihilation
Words in this synset: extermination
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total destruction
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a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium