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spacetime

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Definition

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In physics, the concept that fuses the three dimensions of space and the dimension of time into a four-dimensional continuum, fundamental in the theory of relativity.

Usage examples

General relativity describes gravity as a curvature of spacetime.
Events in the universe are located by coordinates in spacetime.

Common combinations

spacetime curvaturespacetime continuumspacetime coordinatesfabric of spacetime