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EXHAUSTION
exhaustion
(noun) the act of exhausting something entirely
debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion
(noun) serious weakening and loss of energy
exhaustion
(noun) extreme fatigue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
exhaustion (usually uncountable, plural exhaustions)
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(maths) An exhaustive procedure
Synonyms
• See also fatigue
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*haus"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. exhaustion.]
1. The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.
2. The state of being exhausted or emptied; the state of being deprived of strength or spirits.
3. (Math.)
Definition: An ancient geometrical method in which an exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent to the modern method of limits.
Note: The method of exhaustions was applied to great variety of propositions, pertaining to rectifications and quadratures, now investigated by the calculus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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