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poistuma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
  • deletion noun An item that has been or will be deleted.

Senses

poistuma is used for these senses in English:

  • attrition (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.
  • deletion (genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.

attrition — full definition

  1. noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
  2. noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.

deletion — full definition

  1. noun An item that has been or will be deleted.
  2. noun The act of deleting.
  3. noun A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
  4. noun An act of killing or murder.

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