decay constant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of decay constant
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Exponential growth has a positive rate of growth or growth constant, k , and exponential decay has a negative rate of growth or decay constant, k.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
First we must find the decay constant k.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
It is possible to express the decay constant in terms of the half-life, t1/2:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
U-238 decays into Pb-206 with a half-life of 4.5 109 y, so the decay constant λ is:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
To begin with, it was discovered that one of the basic components of Libby’s formula, known as the decay constant, was off by about 3 percent.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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