Preferred Label : activity;
Detailed label : activity, A of a radioactive material;
IUPAC definition : The number of nuclear decays occurring in a given quantity of material in a small
time interval, divided by that time interval. Often, this term is referred to as absolute
activity. Symbol A -dN/dt. Synonymous with disintegration rate or decay rate.;
Origin ID : A00114;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Active [ICD-11 Extension code]
See also
The number of nuclear decays occurring in a given quantity of material in a small
time interval, divided by that time interval. Often, this term is referred to as absolute
activity. Symbol A -dN/dt. Synonymous with disintegration rate or decay rate.