Extinction vs Cancellation - What's the difference?
extinction | cancellation |
The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
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(astronomy) The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.
The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
(mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
(philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
(legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
As nouns the difference between extinction and cancellation
is that extinction is the action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation while cancellation is the act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.extinction
English
(wikipedia extinction)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions , radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
