Point-instant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Point-instant is a noun meaning (physics, philosophy) The smallest unit of space-time; a particular point along the continua of space and time.
Meaning
(physics, philosophy) The smallest unit of space-time; a particular point along the continua of space and time.
Example Sentences
But out of time and space came point-instants, and out of point-instants came a universe.
Word Forms
- point-instants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include timepoint, point, event, pointset, interval, gridpoint.
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