observationally stable

adjective

Of a nuclide (isotope): theoretically capable of radioactive decay (on the grounds that it would be energy-profitable), but not having been observed to do so.

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Meanings

adjectiveobservationally stable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a nuclide (isotope): theoretically capable of radioactive decay (on the grounds that it would be energy-profitable), but not having been observed to do so.
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observationally stable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/observationally%20stable

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