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decay time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
de-cay -time
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of time required for a collection of atoms of a specific radionuclide to decay to a fraction of the initial number, equivalent to 1/e, where e = 2.71828.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

decay times (plural)

Phrases

gust decay time pulse decay time

Questions

What does decay time mean?
The amount of time required for a collection of atoms of a specific radionuclide to decay to a fraction of the initial number, equivalent to 1/e, where e = 2.71828.

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