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Meaning of Shaping | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb to shape.
  2. A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
  3. The action of the metal-cutting machine called a shaper, which uses linear single-point cutting. It is largely but not entirely obsolete.

Equivalents

العربية التشكيل
Deutsch bildend Formung
Español moldeamiento
한국어 형성
Türkçe teşkil

Examples

“In contrast to the (to be sure, productive) shapings and constrainings of human identities in the sociotechnical network, here we have an expansion of identity.”
“In general, it's a good idea to know ahead of time what your shaping steps will be and try to get 80% to 100% correct trials during the shaping steps and repeat each step for only 5 to 10 trials in a row.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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