half-lives

A form of half-life — The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of half-life
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“half-lives.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-lives. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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