Usually means: Determining age by comparing objects.
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  1. relative dating: Wiktionary
  2. relative dating: Dictionary.com
  3. Relative dating: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (relative dating)

noun:  (uncountable) A method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock.
noun:  (countable) An act of so doing.

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