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Reinforcement

Reinforcement Meaning & Definition
Reinforcement Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reinforcement?

[n] a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
[n] an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
[n] a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener,"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
[n] (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
[n] information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Reinforcement: reenforcement | reenforcement | reinforcer | reinforcing stimulus | reward | strengthener | support

Related Terms | Find terms related to Reinforcement:

See Also | approval | approving | backing | blessing | brace | bracing | carrot | close support | confirmation | device | input | military operation | mount | negative reinforcer | negative reinforcing stimulus | operation | positive reinforcer | positive reinforcing stimulus | safety arch | stimulant | stimulation | stimulus

Reinforcement In Webster's Dictionary

\Re`in*force"ment\ (-ment), n. See {Re["e]nforcement}.

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