relative dating

noun

Definitions

  1. A method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of…

    A method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock.

  2. An act of so doing.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for relative dating. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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