Decay
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| + | “The [[Soul]]'s [[dark]] [[cottage]], battered and [[decay]]ed,<br> | ||
| + | Lets in new light through chinks that [[Time]] has made." | ||
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| + | --"[[Of the Last Verses in the Book]]" by Edmund Waller | ||
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| + | "And [[Darkness]] and [[Decay]] and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all." --"[[The Masque of the Red Death]] (1842) by Edgar Allan Poe | ||
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| + | # To [[deteriorate]], to get worse, to lose strength or health, to [[decline]] in quality, see ''[[decadence]]''. | ||
| + | # To [[rot]], To go [[bad]]. | ||
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| + | '''Decay''' may refer to: | ||
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| + | ==Science and technology== | ||
| + | * [[Bit decay]], in computing | ||
| + | * [[Software decay]], in computing | ||
| + | * [[Distance decay]], in geography | ||
| + | * [[Exponential decay]], the decrease of a value in proportion to its value | ||
| + | * [[Decay time]] (fall time), in electronics | ||
| + | * [[Network decay]] (channel drift), in television programming | ||
| + | * In music, how quickly the sound drops to the sustain level after the initial peak, see [[ADSR envelope]] | ||
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| + | ===Biology=== | ||
| + | * [[Decomposition|Bacterial decay]], decomposition of organic matter | ||
| + | * [[Tooth decay]] (dental caries), in dentistry | ||
| + | * [[Mitochondrial decay]], in genetics | ||
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| + | ===Physics=== | ||
| + | * [[Orbital decay]], the process of prolonged reduction in the height of a satellite's orbit | ||
| + | * [[Particle decay]] | ||
| + | * [[Radioactive decay]] | ||
| + | * [[Optical decay]], in quantum physics | ||
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| + | ===Mathematics=== | ||
| + | * [[Exponential decay]] | ||
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| + | ===Psychology and sociology=== | ||
| + | * [[Decay theory]], in psychology and memory | ||
| + | * [[Social decay]] (decadence), in sociology | ||
| + | * [[Urban decay]], in sociology | ||
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| + | ==Entertainment== | ||
| + | * [[Decay (DC Comics)]], a comic book character | ||
| + | * ''[[Decay Music]]'', 1976 music album by Michael Nyman | ||
| + | * ''[[Half-Life: Decay]]'', a video game add-on | ||
| + | * [[Deekay]], a Danish production team | ||
| + | * [[Decay (film)|''Decay'' (film)]], a British zombie film set at the Large Hadron Collider | ||
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| + | ==Other== | ||
| + | * [[Beta decay (finance)]] | ||
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“The Soul's dark cottage, battered and decayed, --"Of the Last Verses in the Book" by Edmund Waller "And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all." --"The Masque of the Red Death (1842) by Edgar Allan Poe |
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- To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality, see decadence.
- To rot, To go bad.
Decay may refer to:
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Science and technology
- Bit decay, in computing
- Software decay, in computing
- Distance decay, in geography
- Exponential decay, the decrease of a value in proportion to its value
- Decay time (fall time), in electronics
- Network decay (channel drift), in television programming
- In music, how quickly the sound drops to the sustain level after the initial peak, see ADSR envelope
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Biology
- Bacterial decay, decomposition of organic matter
- Tooth decay (dental caries), in dentistry
- Mitochondrial decay, in genetics
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Physics
- Orbital decay, the process of prolonged reduction in the height of a satellite's orbit
- Particle decay
- Radioactive decay
- Optical decay, in quantum physics
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Mathematics
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Psychology and sociology
- Decay theory, in psychology and memory
- Social decay (decadence), in sociology
- Urban decay, in sociology
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Entertainment
- Decay (DC Comics), a comic book character
- Decay Music, 1976 music album by Michael Nyman
- Half-Life: Decay, a video game add-on
- Deekay, a Danish production team
- Decay (film), a British zombie film set at the Large Hadron Collider
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Other
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