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Explore Timelike through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Timelike in a sentence

Timelike meaning

  1. Of a four-vector in representing a point in spacetime, having a positive or negative four-vector norm for the metric signature (+, -, -, -) and (-, +, +, +) respectively.
  2. (of the interval between two events in spacetime) Having overlapping light cones, so that information can pass from one to the other, and one can be envisaged as a cause of the other.

Using Timelike

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a four-vector in representing a point in spacetime, having a positive or negative four-vector norm for the metric signature (+, -, -, -) and (-, +, +, +) respectively. | (of the interval between two events in spacetime) Having overlapping light cones, so that information can pass from one to the other, and one can be envisaged as a cause of the other.
  • In the example corpus, timelike often appears in combinations such as: timelike and, closed timelike, timelike curves.

Context around Timelike

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

closed 2× appropriate 1×

Often after:

curves 2× quantity 1×

Sentence patterns with Timelike

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cancel out timelike and longitudinal 1× near closed timelike curves time 1× pairs of timelike and spacelike 1× that closed timelike curves would 1× the appropriate timelike quantity to 1× up on timelike and lightlike 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in special relativity 1× mallett has some 1× spacetime can be 1× there are additional 1× this is true 1×

Common sentence endings:

events can occur 1× fall can travel 1× in a loops 1× in minkowski spacetime 1× into a loop 1× same lorentz transformation 1×

Words around Timelike

Just before it in the word index:

timeliest 2 timelier 4 timelessness 15 timelessly 5 timeless 494 timelapse 16

Just after it in the word index:

timeline 1.604 timelines 315 timeliness 38 timell 3 timely 1.158 timeous 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Timelike

  • In this selection, "timelike" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, closed, appropriate, curves and quantity stand out and add context to how "timelike" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cancel out timelike and longitudinal and near closed timelike curves time. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "timelike" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with timelike

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There are additional ghost loops, which cancel out timelike and longitudinal states in A loops. (15 words)

This is true more generally: certain pairs of "timelike" and "spacelike" quantities naturally combine on equal footing under the same Lorentz transformation. (22 words)

Spacetime can be explored by following up on timelike and lightlike geodesics—all possible ways that light and particles in free fall can travel. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

According to this hypothesis, physics in or near closed timelike curves (time machines) can only be consistent with the universal laws of physics, and thus only self-consistent events can occur. (31 words)

In special relativity, this notion is extended by adding the appropriate timelike quantity to a spacelike vector quantity, and we have 4d vectors, or " four vectors ", in Minkowski spacetime. (29 words)

Mallett has some physical arguments that suggest that closed timelike curves would become possible through the center of a laser that has been twisted into a loop. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

According to this hypothesis, physics in or near closed timelike curves (time machines) can only be consistent with the universal laws of physics, and thus only self-consistent events can occur.

In special relativity, this notion is extended by adding the appropriate timelike quantity to a spacelike vector quantity, and we have 4d vectors, or " four vectors ", in Minkowski spacetime.

Mallett has some physical arguments that suggest that closed timelike curves would become possible through the center of a laser that has been twisted into a loop.

Spacetime can be explored by following up on timelike and lightlike geodesics—all possible ways that light and particles in free fall can travel.

There are additional ghost loops, which cancel out timelike and longitudinal states in A loops.

This is true more generally: certain pairs of "timelike" and "spacelike" quantities naturally combine on equal footing under the same Lorentz transformation.

Common combinations with timelike

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "timelike" in a sentence?
An example: "According to this hypothesis, physics in or near closed timelike curves (time machines) can only be consistent with the universal laws of physics, and thus only self-consistent events can occur." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "timelike" from authentic English texts.
What does "timelike" mean?
Timelike means: Of a four-vector in representing a point in spacetime, having a positive or negative four-vector norm for the metric signature (+, -, -, -) and (-, +, +, +) respectively.
How many example sentences with "timelike" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "timelike", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.