Look up decay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Decay may refer to: Bit decay, in computing Decay time (fall time), in electronics Distance decay, in geography...
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Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable...
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In nuclear physics, beta decay (β-decay) is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits a beta particle (fast energetic electron or positron)...
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A quantity is subject to exponential decay if it decreases at a rate proportional to its current value. Symbolically, this process can be expressed by...
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Tooth decay, also known as cavities or caries, is the breakdown of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria. The cavities may be a number of different...
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In particle physics, proton decay is a hypothetical form of particle decay in which the proton decays into lighter subatomic particles, such as a neutral...
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Urban decay (also known as urban rot, urban death or urban blight) is the sociological process by which a previously functioning city, or part of a city...
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In nuclear science, the decay chain refers to a series of radioactive decays of different radioactive decay products as a sequential series of transformations...
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decay or α-decay is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle (helium nucleus) and thereby transforms or "decays"...
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decay. Radioactive decay often proceeds via a sequence of steps (decay chain). For example, 238U decays to 234Th which decays to 234mPa which decays,...
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