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attrition verb

  /əˈtɹɪʃən/
  • (intransitive) To undergo a reduction in number.
 karsiutua, vähentyä
  • (transitive) To grind or wear down through friction.
 kuluttaa
  • (transitive) To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).
 vähentää luonnollisen poistuman kautta

attrition noun

  /əˈtɹɪʃən/
  • (theology) Imperfect contrition or remorse.
  • (dentistry) The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
 attritio
  • (sciences) The loss of participants during an experiment.
 attritio, kato
  • (linguistics) The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.
 attritio, menettäminen, taantuminen
  • Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
 hiertyminen, kuluminen
  • The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
 hävikki, rapautuminen
  • (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.
 poistuma
war of attrition
kulutussota, näännytyssota, uuvutussota
attrition bias
hiertymisharha
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