reinforcement vs remedy

reinforcement

noun
  • A thing that reinforces. 

  • The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated. 

  • A small round white sticker placed around a punched hole in a piece of paper to prevent the binder's rings from tearing through the paper. 

  • Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action. 

  • The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced. 

remedy

noun
  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

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