conditioning — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

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2. Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.

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   England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.

3. The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.

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Noun

1. a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

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   learningacquisition