radioactive dating
English
Noun
radioactive dating (usually uncountable, plural radioactive datings)
- The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed.
- Synonym: radiometric dating
Hyponyms
- carbon dating
- carbon-14 dating
- C-14 dating
- radiocarbon dating
Translations
process of determining age by estimating radioactive decay
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Further reading
Uranium–lead dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Uranium–thorium dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lead–lead dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Potassium–argon dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radiocarbon dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Decay chain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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