Discordancy

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    discordance countable, uncountable

    "A linear regression through these 18 data sets yields an upper intercept age of 555.4 ± 1.6 Ma [mean squared weighted deviation (MSWD) = 0.10] and a lower intercept indistinguishable from 0 Ma, suggesting that normal discordancy is a function of recent Pb loss."

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"A linear regression through these 18 data sets yields an upper intercept age of 555.4 ± 1.6 Ma [mean squared weighted deviation (MSWD) = 0.10] and a lower intercept indistinguishable from 0 Ma, suggesting that normal discordancy is a function of recent Pb loss."

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