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observationally stable

observationally stable adjective: of a nuclide (isotope): theoretically capable of radioactive decay (on the grounds that it would be energy-profitable), but not having been observed to do so.

Adjective

observationally stable (not comparable)

  1. Of a nuclide (isotope): theoretically capable of radioactive decay (on the grounds that it would be energy-profitable), but not having been observed to do so.

Questions about observationally stable

What does observationally stable mean?
Observationally stable means of a nuclide (isotope): theoretically capable of radioactive decay (on the grounds that it would be energy-profitable), but not having been observed to do so.
What part of speech is observationally stable?
Observationally stable is an adjective.

Words near observationally stable in the dictionary

  1. observationalism
  2. observationalist
  3. observationalists
  4. observationality
  5. observationally
  6. observationally stable
  7. observations
  8. observative
  9. observatives
  10. observator
  11. observatoria

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