The measurement and determination of geological time through various dating techniques and chronometric methods.
From geo- (earth) + chronometry (measurement of time). A more technical synonym for geochronology, emphasizing measurement methodology.
Geochronometry and geochronology are basically the same thing, but geochronometry stresses the precise measurement angle, which is fitting for a field built on extremely precise atomic decay rates.
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