About The Word Half-life
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Half-life
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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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