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Radiometric dating estimates elapsed time from changes in radionuclide populations, using a known nuclear decay constant and assumptions about the initial composition and subsequent closure to matter exchange.

A radionuclide is a species of atomic nucleus with an unstable nuclear state that undergoes radioactive decay. A sample's expected surviving population decreases with its nuclear decay constant. Carbon-14 is the radioisotope used in radiocarbon dating.