Definition:Spacetime

Definition

Spacetime is a mathematical model that combines space and time into a single object.

The form this model takes is often a four-dimensional vector space: three dimensions for space and one for time.

More complicated models are used for more specialized applications.

Also known as

Spacetime can also be referred to as the spacetime continuum.

It can also be rendered as:

space-time

space/time.

Also see

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): spacetime (spacetime continuum)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): spacetime (spacetime continuum)