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Half-life

Half-life Meaning & Definition
Half-life Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Half-life?

[n] the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
[n] the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Half-life: half life | half-life

Related Terms | Find terms related to Half-life: activity | artificial radioactivity | contamination | curiage | decontamination | fallout | natural radioactivity | nuclear radiation | radiant energy | radiation | radioactive radiation | radioactivity | radiocarbon dating | radiolucency | radiopacity | radiosensibility | radiosensitivity | saturation point | specific activity

See Also | period | period of time | time period

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