metatime
/ˌmɛtəˈtaɪm/
metatime noun: a hypothetical supervening temporal frame that changes in the passage of time happen within.
Noun
metatime (countable and uncountable, plural metatimes)
- A hypothetical supervening temporal frame that changes in the passage of time happen within.
- This second representation is fictitious in the sense that we are allowing agents to be present in a market that opens in meta-time and we are representing the generational structure by restrictions on the trades that agents are able to make.1999, Roger E. A. Farmer, Macroeconomics of Self-fulfilling Prophecies, →ISBN, page 213f.
- How does the concept of sacred metatime fit into the scientific worldview, which proposes both a Big Bang at the beginning of this universe[…]2008, James R. Adair, Introducing Christianity, →ISBN, page 38
- Synonyms:
- hypertime
Synonyms of metatime
Forms of metatime
| plural | metatimes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | meta-time |
Origin of metatime
From meta- + time.
Questions about metatime
- What does metatime mean?
- Metatime means a hypothetical supervening temporal frame that changes in the passage of time happen within.
- What part of speech is metatime?
- Metatime is a noun.
- How do you pronounce metatime?
- Metatime is pronounced /ˌmɛtəˈtaɪm/.
- What is the plural of metatime?
- The plural of metatime is metatimes.
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