space-time continuum

space-time continuum
space-time space-time, n. the four-dimensional coordinate system in which all physical objects of the known universe are located, and in which all physical events occur; it consists of three spatial dimensions and one time dimension; -- also called the {space-time continuum}. [PJC]

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