spacetime
suomi-englanti sanakirjaspacetime englanniksi
The four-dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time. geometry
(ux) and ''t''.
An ''n''-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (''x'', ''y'', ''z'', ''t''), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.
(ux)
A specific region of the universe with mathematically different properties than the surrounding spacetime. Synonymous with "metric" within the context of relativity.