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exponential decay

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Noun1.exponential decay - a decrease that follows an exponential function
exponential return
decay, decline - a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
relaxation behavior, relaxation - (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance


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The rate of elimination fit best to a two-phase exponential decay with a biologic half-life of 12 and 266 hr.
Uptake and elimination of brevetoxin in blood of striped mullet ... by Ramsdell, John S. / Environmental Health Perspectives
When a quantity decreases by a fixed fraction--here 1/2--it's known as exponential decay.
Get a half-life. (Hands-on Activity and Math Skills) by Science World
If, for example, one combines the last known term with half the previous term, adding or subtracting according to the toss of a coin, the sequence's numbers decrease at a certain rate, displaying exponential decay.
Fibonacci at Random by PETERSON, IVARS / Science News
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