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Time is a dimension, but not like space

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171 points belter | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 15:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nyc111 ◴[17 Oct 24 15:55 UTC] No.41870842[source]▶
I would really appreciate if people writing these types of articles first give rigorous and unique definitions of space and time.
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whatshisface ◴[20 Oct 24 04:19 UTC] No.41892831[source]▶
Time: a separation between individual events that can be crossed by cause and effect.

Space: a separation between individual events that cannot be crossed by cause and effect.

"Individual event" is meant in the familiar sense, like a "bang" from a gun, or your birthday party.

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1. HappMacDonald ◴[20 Oct 24 07:40 UTC] No.41893656[source]▶
That's a solid burn, suggesting that nobody else came to their party