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Meaning of extinction
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
extinction
n 1: no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the
volcano"
2: no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species" [syn:
{extinction}, {defunctness}]
3: the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence
of absorption and radiation
4: complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the
extinction of the dinosaurs" [syn: {extinction},
{extermination}]
5: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and
a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned
stimulus [syn: {extinction}, {experimental extinction}]
6: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the
extinction of the lights" [syn: {extinction},
{extinguishing}, {quenching}]
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