decay time

noun Physics.

the time required for a collection of atoms of a particular radionuclide to decay to a fraction of the initial number equal to 1/e. Compare e (symbol) (def. 1).

Also called mean life.

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nonmechanical energy transfer with reference to a temperature difference between a system and its surroundings

the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body

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