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Half Life (Noun)

Meaning

The time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate).

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

  • The half-life of the radioactive isotope determines how quickly it loses its potency.
  • After one half-life, the initial intensity of the signal has reduced to 50 percent of its original strength.
  • Understanding the concept of half-life is essential in predicting the environmental impact of radioactive waste.
  • Carbon-14, used in dating organic materials, has a half-life of about 5,730 years.
  • As a radioactive element's half-life comes to an end, the likelihood of disintegration becomes greater, causing rapid degradation of its radioactive properties.

Synonyms

  • Half-life

Hypernyms

  • Period
  • Period Of Time
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