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1. conditioning
   A procedure that prepares produce for display and sale through proper handling techniques (such as trimming excess leaves on greens). Conditioning maintains the appearance and eating quality of perishables.
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2. Conditioning
   To bring something to a certain condition by means of an appropriate treatment.
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3. Conditioning
   This is another name for 'learning'. Pavlov put forward a theory of classical conditioning, or learning by association. While Skinner proposed operant conditioning. This is learning as a result of behaviours being reinforced by reward (positive reinforcement), or unpleasant consequence (negative reinforcement).
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4. conditioning
   The act of exposing BOBBINS of FILLING YARN to steam or to a spray of conditioning solution in order to set the twist, to remove kinks from the YARN, and to prevent its kinking in subsequent processes.
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5. conditioning
   [n] - a learning process in which an organism`s behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
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6. Conditioning
   Process of subjecting material to specific temperature and humidity conditions for stipulated time.
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7. Conditioning
   Cycle charging and discharging to ensure that formation (see below) is complete when a cell enters service or returns to service after a period of inactivity
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8. Conditioning
   When leather is dried after retanning, dyeing and fatliquoring the fibres tend to stick together and the leather is hard. The fibres are separated and the leather softened by staking. Staking is best done at about 18% humidity and so a little humidity has to be put into the dry leather. This is most...
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9. Conditioning
   Conditioning: 1) Exercise and practice to build the body up for either improved normal performance, as in physical therapy, or in preparation for sports performance. 2) A method of educating involving repetitive activities to influence behavior.
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10. conditioning
    1)The physical, psychological and social factors and mechanisms that make a living being unconsciously associate a stimulus with an act; 2)Preparing a person, e.g. a patient, to face and overcome a difficult situation Category: Management in the public and private sector • treatment in o...
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11. conditioning
    1. <psychology> A general term referring to the learning of some particular response. ... 2. <oncology> A preparative regimen of chemotherapy before a bone marrow transplant. ... (03 Jul 1999) ...
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12. conditioning
    noun a learning process in which an organism`s behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
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13. conditioning
    (kәn-dish´әn-ing) in physical medicine, improvement of physical health by a program of exercises; called also physical conditioning. in psychology, a form of learning in which a response is elicited by a neutral stimulus that previously had been repeatedly presented in conjunction with the stimulus t...
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14. Conditioning
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Condition
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15. conditioning
    in physiology, a behavioral process whereby a response becomes more frequent or more predictable in a given environment as a result of reinforcement, ... [15 related articles]
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16. Conditioning
    Vacuum term. The process of running voltage in a septa or separator at a high level over a period of time to clean up the vacuum. After a high voltage beamline device such as a Septa or Separator is baked out it is then run at a high voltage to burn off any oils, dust, or sharp edges that the bakeou...
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17. Conditioning
    Vacuum term. The process of running voltage in a septa or separator at a high level over a period of time to clean up the vacuum. After a high voltage beamline device such as a Septa or Separator is baked out it is then run at a high voltage to burn off any oils, dust, or sharp edges that the bakeou...
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18. conditioning
    the subjection of a specimen to an atmosphere of a specified relative humidity or complete immersion in water or other liquid, at a specified temperature for a specified period of time
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19. conditioning
    conditioning: see learning.
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20. conditioning
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-di′shŭn-ing Definitions: 1. The process of acquiring, developing, educating, establishing, learning, or training new responses in an individual. Used to describe both respondent and operant behavior; in both usages, refers to a change in the frequency or form...
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21. conditioning
    In psychology, two major principles of behaviour modification. In classical conditioning, described by Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov, a new stimulus can evoke an automatic response by being repeatedly associated with a stimulus that naturally provokes that response. For example, the sound of a be...
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22. Conditioning
    See 'backgrounding'.
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23. Conditioning
    An aspect of secondary fermentation in which the yeast refine the flavors of the final beer. Conditioning continues in the bottle.
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24. Conditioning
    The art and science of preparing a horse mentally and physically for a particular use such as pleasure riding, competitive trail riding, or showing
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