space-time
noun
ˈspās-ˈtīm 
ˈspās-ˌtīm
1
: a system of one temporal and three spatial coordinates by which any physical object or event can be located
called also space-time continuum
2
: the whole or a portion of physical reality determinable by a usually four-dimensional coordinate system
also
: the properties characteristic of such an order
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The act of inflation took the quantum foam of space-time and expanded it to larger scales, laying down the gravitational seeds that would someday grow up to be stars, galaxies and the cosmic web.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Such hyper-sensitive sensors may also have other applications, such as GPS-free navigation, the detection of underground bunkers, and the discovery of gravitational ripples in space-time from the moments after the Big Bang.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2025
Albert Einstein theorized that mass bends the fabric of space-time, and then Arthur Eddington observed the effects of this bending during a solar eclipse.
—Henry Carnell, Quanta Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Einstein’s general relativity, which is a classical theory of gravity, says that gravity is the warping of the fabric of space-time by a massive object.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Such hyper-sensitive sensors may also have other applications, such as GPS-free navigation, the detection of underground bunkers, and the discovery of gravitational ripples in space-time from the moments after the Big Bang.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2025
Albert Einstein theorized that mass bends the fabric of space-time, and then Arthur Eddington observed the effects of this bending during a solar eclipse.
—Henry Carnell, Quanta Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Einstein’s general relativity, which is a classical theory of gravity, says that gravity is the warping of the fabric of space-time by a massive object.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Space-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space-time. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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