Half-life is the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value, commonly used to describe the decay of radioactive substances. It is a constant property for a given substance, indicating the rate of decay and helping to predict how long it will take for a substance to diminish to a certain level.

Half-life

time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value

radioactive substances

constant property

Rate of decay refers to the speed at which a quantity decreases over time, commonly used in contexts like radioactive decay, population decline, and financial depreciation. It is often modeled mathematically using exponential functions, where the decay rate is a constant that determines how quickly the quantity approaches zero.

rate of decay

predict how long it will take for a substance to diminish

Substance decay

Substance diminish to a certain level

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