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   extraction

   /ɪkˈstrakʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of extracting something, especially using effort or force: "mineral extraction" Similar removaltaking outdrawing outpulling outextricationwrenching outtearing outuprootingwithdrawalunsheathingproductionfreeingreleaserare:deracinationexactionexactingwrestingcoercionextortionsqueezingexpressingseparationpressingobtainingdistillationOpposite insertionrelinquishment
   • 2. the ethnic origin of someone's family: "a worker of Polish extraction" Similar descentancestryparentageancestorsfamilylineagelineline of descentraceoriginderivationbirthgenealogyhereditysuccessionstockpedigreebloodbloodlinestrainrootsoriginsforefathersantecedentsrare:filiationstirps

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin extractio(n-), from Latin extrahere ‘draw out’ (see extract).

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   What does extraction mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! EXTRACTION definition: 1. the process of removing or obtaining something from somewhere, especially from under a surface…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if someone is of French extraction?

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   What is a tooth extraction?

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   What does molar extraction mean?

   • the extraction of a molar. the state or fact of being extracted. to be of foreign extraction. something extracted; extract. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   What is a feature extraction process?

   • This process is generally referred to as feature extraction. Decisions about quality criteria and data extraction were made by one reviewer and checked by a second, with any differences in opinion resolved through discussion. The extraction of information is performed in two stages: ®rst, the perception and, second, the cognition.

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   the process of removing a substance from the ground or from another substance: The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction. Hard-rock mining refers to the excavation and extraction of hard minerals such as those containing metals such as gold, or gems such as diamonds.

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     the process of removing a substance from the ground or from...

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     EXTRACTION definicja: 1. the process of removing something,...

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   The meaning of EXTRACTION is the act or process of extracting something. How to use extraction in a sentence.

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   Definition of 'extraction' extraction. (ɪkstrækʃən ) uncountable noun. If you say, for example, that someone is of French extraction, you mean that they or their family originally came from France. [formal] Her real father was of Italian extraction. Synonyms: origin, family, ancestry, descent More Synonyms of extraction. More Synonyms of extraction

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   n. 1. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. 2. something extracted; an extract. 3. (Dentistry) a. the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth. b. a tooth or teeth extracted. 4. (Sociology) origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry: of German extraction.

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   the process of removing a substance from the ground or from another substance: The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction. Hard-rock mining refers to the excavation and extraction of hard minerals such as those containing metals such as gold, or gems such as diamonds.

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   Extraction definition: an act or instance of extracting. See examples of EXTRACTION used in a sentence.

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   Extraction is the action of removing something. For example, when the dentist yanks out your rotten tooth, the extraction is complete! In addition to this wince-inducing meaning, the noun extraction is the process of separating out something from a chemical mixture or compound.