fourth dimension

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And, because of the magic of light, the fourth dimension of time is constantly added.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Spacetime is just a mathematical object consisting of the three dimensions of space, and time considered as a fourth dimension.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Their work is rigorously conceptual and often engages with the kind of brain-twisting math many of us have spent our lives avoiding: space-filling curves, string theory, fluid dynamics, the fourth dimension.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

The fourth dimension offers unlimited space in which to unravel even the most complicated knot.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2020

The fourth dimension, time, is also finite in extent, but it is like a line with two ends or boundaries, a beginning and an end.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking