decay constant (English, noun)
expansion: decay constant (plural decay constants)
Senses:
glosses: In a radioactive material, an atom's probability, per unit time, of decaying; it is related to half-life by the equation t_1/2=(ln 2)/λ, where t_1/2 is the half-life, and λ is the decay constant.
Forms:
form: decay constants
tags: plural