extinción

Definitions of extinción
  1. noun
    the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
    synonyms: mitigación
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    type of:
    conclusión, final, terminación
    the act of ending something
  2. noun
    a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
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    type of:
    acondicionamiento, condicionamiento, mentalización
    a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
  3. noun
    complete annihilation
    synonyms: exterminación, exterminio
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    type of:
    aniquilación, aniquilamiento
    total destruction
  4. noun
    the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
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    type of:
    proceso natural, radiactividad, radioactividad
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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