extinction vs termination

termination vs extinction

extinction and termination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extinction	Yes	No	No	No
termination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, termination is a hypernym of extinction; that is, termination is a word with a broader meaning than extinction:

extinction: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
termination: the act of ending something

Other hypernyms of extinction include conclusion, ending.

extinction (noun)	termination (noun)
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning	the act of ending something
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus	the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
complete annihilation	something that results
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation	a place where something ends or is complete
no longer in existence	a coming to an end of a contract period
no longer active; extinguished

Difference between extinction and termination

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