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What's The Definition Of Radiocarbon dating?

radiocarbon dating in American English
carbon dating
noun: the determination of the age of objects of organic origin by measurement of the radioactivity of their carbon content

radiocarbon dating in British English
noun: a technique for determining the age of organic materials, such as wood, based on their content of the radioisotope 14C acquired from the atmosphere when they formed part of a living plant. The 14C decays to the nitrogen isotope 14N with a half-life of 573

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