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space-time

[speys-tahym] / ˈspeɪsˈtaɪm /


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But what does it really mean to say that space-time exists?

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

According to this view, the entire history of the universe is already laid out, timelessly, in the structure of space-time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

An existing elephant endures over time, and space-time catalogues every moment of its existence as a four-dimensional world line — an object’s path through space and time throughout its existence.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

If everything that ever happens throughout eternity is equally real, and all events are already there, what does it actually mean to say that space-time exists?

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

So it is with space-time: on a very small scale it is tendimensional and highly curved, but on bigger scales you don’t see the curvature or the extra dimensions.

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




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