Geochronometry is a branch of stratigraphy aimed at the quantitative measurement of geologic time. It is considered also a branch of geochronology. == Brief history == The measurement of geologic time is a long-standing problem of Geology. When geology was at its beginnings, a major problem for stratigraphers was to find a reliable method for the ...
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geochronometry 1. An extension of geometry conceived as taking time into account as the fourth dimension; the geometry of space-time. 2. Absolute geochronology, in which events are assigned (approximate) dates in relation to the present instead of to other events. 3. Measurement of geologic time, as through isotopic-radioactive decay.
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