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Intensity vs Reinforcement - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between intensity and reinforcement

is that intensity is the quality of being intense while reinforcement is (uncountable) the act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.

intensity

English

Noun

(intensities)
  • the quality of being intense
  • the degree of strength
  • (physics) time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance
  • (optics) can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance
  • (astronomy) syn. radiance
  • (geology) The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude.

    • reinforcement

    English

    Alternative forms

    * re-enforcement, reenforcement,

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
  • (countable) A thing that reinforces.
  • (in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
  • The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

    • Derived terms

    * negative reinforcement * positive reinforcement * primary reinforcement

    See also

    * punishment * operant conditioning * classical conditioning