English Explanatory Dictionary

secular equilibrium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The situation of the quantity of a radioisotope remaining constant because it is produced (by decay of a parent isotope) at the same rate that it decays.

Word forms

secular equilibrium secular equilibria secular equilibriums

Synonyms

radioactive equilibrium
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