terms:decay
The spontaneous reduction of an effect with time. (1) The disintegration process of the nucleus of an unstable isotope by the spontaneous emission of charged particles and/or photons.
(2) The equilibration process of heat transfer after the disturbance of thermal equilibrium.
(3) The progressive reduction in amplitude of a transient signal due to damping or energy absorption.
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