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Define Relative and Absolute age.

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Define Relative and Absolute age. R elative age : The relative age of a rock is how old it is compared to another rock. The geologic  age  of a fossil organism, rock, geologic feature, or event, defined  relative  to other organisms, rocks, features, or events rather than in terms of years. A bsolute age : The absolute age is the age of a fossil in years. The  absolute age  of an Earth material is a measure of how old it actually is in years.