Attrition 640318 223438871 2008-07-04T02:15:57Z 82.4.36.18 Looks like vandalism, revert it if there is a reason for it to be there {{Wiktionarypar|Attrition}} '''Attrition''' may refer to: *Physical [[wear]] *Loss of personnel by [[retirement]] *[[Attrition (medicine, epidemiology)]], the loss of participants during an experiment *[[Attrition (dental)]], the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth *[[Attrition (weathering)]], the wearing away of rocks in the sea *[[Imperfect contrition]], also known as attrition, in Catholic theology *[[Attrition warfare]], the military strategy of wearing down the enemy by continual losses in personnel and material *[[Customer attrition]], a business term used to describe loss of clients or customers *[[Language attrition]], the loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language by either a community or an individual *[[War of Attrition]], a limited war fought between Egypt and Israel from 1968 to 1970 proper names: *[[Attrition (website)]], a website related to information security *[[War of attrition (game)]], a model of aggression in game theory, formulated by John Maynard Smith *[[Attrition (band)]], an electronic music band ==See also== *[[deterioration]] {{disambiguation}} [[de:Attrition]] [[fr:Attrition]]