present participle of attrition

simple past tense and past participle of attrition

Able to undergo attrition.

The ability to undergo attrition.

Constant harassment, abuse, or attack or through the use of a blockade.

plural of war of attrition

A prolonged war in which the warring sides try to defeat their opponents by wearing them out. / A situation in which opponents try to overcome each other by wearing them out

(archaeology, paleontology) The process by which individuals in a population die off one by one from a variety of causes (rather than in large numbers as part of a single event).

A type of selection bias in statistical analysis, caused by loss of participants (attrition) in the course of a study; the subjects that do not run into completion of the study may differ systematically of those who do.

(human resources) One who attrits; one who quits