Coordinate vs Spacetime - What's the difference?
coordinate | spacetime |
Of the same rank; equal.
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(mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
Something that is equal to another thing.
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To synchronize (activities).
To match (objects, especially clothes).
(uncountable, physics) The four-dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time.
(physics) An n''-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space & time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (''x'', ''y'', ''z'', ''t ), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.
(relativity) A specific region of the universe with mathematically different properties than the surrounding spacetime. Synonymous with "metric" within the context of general relativity.
As nouns the difference between coordinate and spacetime
is that coordinate is (mathematics|cartography) a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure while spacetime is (uncountable|physics) the four-dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time.As a adjective coordinate
is of the same rank, equal.As a verb coordinate
is to synchronize (activities).coordinate
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Alternative forms
* * co-ordinateAdjective
(-)- whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country
Usage notes
The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /u?/ or /?/. The dieresis in the spelling emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling coordinate predominates.Noun
(en noun)Verb
(coordinat)Derived terms
* coordination, co-ordination * coordinator, co-ordinator * coordinatizeSee also
* coordinately, * coordinateness, * coordinative, * uncoordinated,External links
* *Anagrams
* * ----spacetime
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(wikipedia spacetime)Noun
- An event is a point in spacetime , specified by the coordinates x,y,z and t.
- "a Schwarzschild spacetime," "a Reissner-Nordström spacetime," etc. as opposed to sense (2) describing the universe's spacetime as a whole: "a Minkowski spacetime," "a 5-dimensional spacetime," etc.
