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decayThe reduction of strength of a signal or charge. decay 1. decomposition, as of vegetable matter 2. rotten or decayed matter 3. Physics a. See radioactive decay b. a spontaneous transformation of an elementary particle into two or more different particles c. of an excited atom or molecule, losing energy by the spontaneous emission of photons 4. Physics a gradual decrease of a stored charge, magnetic flux, current, etc., when the source of energy has been removed 5. Music the fading away of a note
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