Diminution vs Attrition - What's the difference?
diminution | attrition |
A lessening, decrease or reduction.
(music) The shortening of the notes of a melody or theme.
wearing or grinding down by friction
the gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death
(sciences) The loss of participants during an experiment
(theology) Imperfect contrition or remorse
(dentistry) The wearing of teeth due to their grinding
As nouns the difference between diminution and attrition
is that diminution is a lessening, decrease or reduction while attrition is wearing or grinding down by friction.diminution
English
Noun
(en noun)- The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.