Lightlike
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lightlike is an adjective meaning (mathematics) (of a four-vector) Having a space component whose magnitude is equal to its time component multiplied by the speed of light.
Meaning
(mathematics) (of a four-vector) Having a space component whose magnitude is equal to its time component multiplied by the speed of light.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spacelike, lumic, luminal, four-dimensional, relativistic, luxonic.
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