Extinction

/ɛkstˈɪŋkʃən/

/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/, /ɪkˈstɪŋʃən/

Extinction

a situation in which a particular animal or plant no longer exists

the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

complete annihilation

the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation

no longer active; extinguished

Examples

1. Some species are threatened with extinction due to climate change.

2. Off the African coast some 2,000 years ago, extinction next claimed the massive animals of Madagascar.

3. Any miscalculation could mean extinction.

4. Extinction happens.