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A half-life describes an asymptotic curve. You don't just divide a "lifetime" by 2.
by xapata 10y ago
A half-life describes an asymptotic curve. You don't just divide a "lifetime" by 2.
- Retric 10y ago1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16... = 2 so it's not that far off as an approximation but yea 1/LN(2) = 1.44 so the low number is 5 point something years and the high is 6 point something years.