"specific activity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: specific activities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|specific activities}} specific activity (plural specific activities)
  1. (physics) The activity per unit mass of a radionuclide: number of decays per unit time, per mass. Categories (topical): Physics, Radioactivity Translations (Translations): sainghníomhaíocht [feminine] (Irish), actividad específica [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-specific_activity-en-noun-Lv2InKl3 Disambiguation of Radioactivity: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see specific, activity.
    Sense id: en-specific_activity-en-noun-Vz2HkNXd

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