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noun

  • The chronological order of past events, fossils, or rock layers, determined by their position or sequence in relation to one another rather than by a specific numerical date.

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"This lets us get the relative age of the water," says Moran.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024

As a result, younger people “know that the impact in their relative age groups is so much less that they’re very likely, if they get mild symptoms, to recover,” Dr. Schaffner said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2020

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  • chronological order
  • stratigraphic dating
  • sequential dating
  • geological sequence
  • comparative dating

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  • specific date
  • numerical dating
  • absolute age
  • chronometric dating
  • calendar age

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