isochron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (as determined from isotope ratios).
  2. A collection of points (such as a manifold), each point representing a set of initial conditions for a given dynamical system, such that every set results in the same long-term behaviour of the system.

Word forms

isochron isochrons

Etymology

From iso- + chron.

Derived words

isochron dating isochron diagram
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