Attrition
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{{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]]
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