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radiometric dating

The scientific process of measuring the decay of elemental isotopes such as Carbon-14 to determine the age of organic or non-organic matter.
Person 1: Cool fossil! How old is it?
Person 2: I'm not sure. But we can find out from radiometric dating!
by HughMann45 April 5, 2023
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