Extinction, in biology and palaeontology, is the end of a species or other taxon.

Extinction may also refer to:

Science Mass extinction, or extinction event, a widespread and rapid decrease in the amount of life on earth Human extinction (end of the human species) Language extinction, or language death Extinction (another word for attenuation), in physical sciences Extinction coefficient (another term for mass attenuation coefficient), in physical sciences Extinction (astronomy) Extinction (optical mineralogy), when cross-polarized light dims, as viewed through a thin section of a mineral in a petrographic microscope Bird's eye extinction, in optical mineralogy Undulose extinction, a geological term Ewald–Oseen extinction theorem in optics, when light changes media Extinction (psychology), when a conditioned response is reduced or lost Extinction (neurology), a neurological disorder that impairs the ability to perceive multiple stimuli of the same type simultaneously

Film and television "Extinction" (Star Trek: Enterprise), television episode "Extinction" (Smallville episode), television episode Resident Evil: Extinction, a 2007 film starring Milla Jovovich Transformers: Age of Extinction, a 2014 Transformers film Extinction (2015 film), a 2015 film starring Matthew Fox Extinction (2018 film), a 2018 science fiction thriller film

Literature Extinction (Forgotten Realms novel), a fantasy novel by Lisa Smedman Extinction (Bernhard novel), a 1986 novel by Thomas Bernhard Extinction, a science fiction novel by Ray Hammond

Video games "Extinction", a game mode in the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction, a 2003 video game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox Extinction (video game), a 2018 action game by Iron Galaxy

Other uses Extinction (peerage), in the United Kingdom, happens when all possible heirs of a peer have died out "Extinction", a song by Stigmata from the album Hollow Dreams Extinction (album), a 1990 album by Nausea

See also

Extinction Rebellion, environmental campaign Extinct (disambiguation) Extinction Event (disambiguation)