 ##  [Radiocarbon Dating](/index.php/radiocarbon-dating) 

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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

An absolute dating technique that estimates the calendar age of formerly living organic material by measuring the residual concentration of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 and applying a decay model and calibration to convert measured activity or isotope ratio into calendar years before present.

 
 ##  [Radiocarbon Dating](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/radiocarbon-dating-1) 

  
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Definition

An absolute dating method that estimates the calendar age of formerly living organic material by measuring the remaining concentration of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 (14C) produced in the biosphere and applying its known decay rate; results require calibration to convert radiocarbon ages into calendar dates and are reported with an uncertainty range.