extinction




extinction - noun

  • no longer active; extinguished
  • no longer in existence
  • the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
  • complete annihilation
  • a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
  • the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
  • extinction - thesaurus

    defunctness   extermination   extinguishing   quenching