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relative datings

relative datings is the plural of relative dating.

Meaning of relative dating

Noun

relative dating (plural relative datings)

  1. (uncountable) A method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock.
  2. (countable) An act of so doing.

Questions about relative datings

What is relative datings the plural of?
Relative datings is the plural of relative dating.

Words near relative datings in the dictionary

  1. relative clause
  2. relative clauses
  3. relative complement
  4. relative complements
  5. relative dating
  6. relative datings
  7. relative densities
  8. relative density
  9. relative error
  10. relative errors
  11. relative frequencies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: relative datings (page history and authors); relative dating (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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