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closed time loop

closed time loop noun: a chain of events in which someone or something time travels to the past as a means to fulfill their role in the history exactly as it already happened, thus implying impossibility to change the past.

Noun

closed time loop (plural closed time loops)

  1. A chain of events in which someone or something time travels to the past as a means to fulfill their role in the history exactly as it already happened, thus implying impossibility to change the past.

Forms of closed time loop

pluralclosed time loops

Questions about closed time loop

What does closed time loop mean?
Closed time loop means a chain of events in which someone or something time travels to the past as a means to fulfill their role in the history exactly as it already happened, thus implying impossibility to change the past.
What part of speech is closed time loop?
Closed time loop is a noun.
What is the plural of closed time loop?
The plural of closed time loop is closed time loops.

Words near closed time loop in the dictionary

  1. closed the face
  2. closed the loop
  3. closed the range
  4. closed the stable door after the horse had been stolen
  5. closed the stable door after the horse had bolted
  6. closed time loop
  7. closed time loops
  8. closed timelike curve
  9. closed timelike curves
  10. closed town
  11. closed towns

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