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space-time

[speys-tahym]
–noun
1. Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located.
2. the physical reality that exists within this four-dimensional continuum.
–adjective
3. of, pertaining to, or noting a system with three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
4. noting, pertaining to, or involving both space and time: a space-time problem.

Origin:
1910–15
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space-time

The four-dimensional continuum in which all objects are located and all events occur, viewed as a single and continuous framework for existence. Space-time consists of length, width, depth, and time.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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