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imaginary time

imaginary time noun: real time which has undergone a Wick rotation so that its coordinates are multiplied by the imaginary unit i.

Noun

imaginary time (countable and uncountable, plural imaginary times)

  1. (quantum mechanics) Real time which has undergone a Wick rotation so that its coordinates are multiplied by the imaginary unit i.

Forms of imaginary time

pluralimaginary times

Questions about imaginary time

What does imaginary time mean?
Imaginary time means real time which has undergone a Wick rotation so that its coordinates are multiplied by the imaginary unit i.
What part of speech is imaginary time?
Imaginary time is a noun.
What is the plural of imaginary time?
The plural of imaginary time is imaginary times.

Words near imaginary time in the dictionary

  1. imaginary museums
  2. imaginary number
  3. imaginary numbers
  4. imaginary part
  5. imaginary parts
  6. imaginary time
  7. imaginary times
  8. imaginary unit
  9. imaginary units
  10. imaginate
  11. imagination

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