English Explanatory Dictionary

decay time

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

decay time decay times

Derived words

gust decay time pulse decay time
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