Space-time Definition

spāstīm
noun
A four-dimensional continuum with four coordinates, the three dimensions of space and that of time, in which any event can be located.
Webster's New World
The physical reality inherent in such a continuum.
Webster's New World

(physics) A specific region of the universe with mathematically different properties than the surrounding spacetime. Synonymous with "metric" within the context of general relativity.

"a Schwarzschild spacetime," "a Reissner-Nordström spacetime," etc. as opposed to sense (2) describing the universe's spacetime as a whole: "a Minkowski spacetime," "a 5-dimensional spacetime," etc.
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(physics) Alternative form of spacetime.
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Synonyms:
  • space-time continuum

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Space-time Sentence Examples

  • Space has three dimensions, and time has one, so space-time is four-dimensional, but the four components are discrete.

  • Gravity curves space-time, that is both space and time.

  • I do remember some theories concerning relativity suggesting some sort of motion in space might allow time travel if space-time geometrics are possible.

  • Space-time in simple terms is a mathematical model that combines space and time into a single continuum.

  • This is called the curve of positions or space-time curve; its gradient represents the velocity.

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