sea of instability

noun

The vast body of short-lived isotopes outside the stable or long-lived ones (which form a "curve" on the table of nuclides).

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Meanings

nounsea of instability (plural seas of instability)

plural seas of instability

  1. nuclear physicsThe vast body of short-lived isotopes outside the stable or long-lived ones (which form a "curve" on the table of nuclides).
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