fourth dimension
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General relativity, proven accurate by countless tests and observations, suggests that gravity impacts not simply three physical dimensions but also a fourth dimension: time.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2024
As Diaz puts it, Calder worked in the fourth dimension — time.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
In the comics, KJ gets flashes of future events she will experience by coming into contact with a mysterious creature from the fourth dimension.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2022
The fourth dimension offers unlimited space in which to unravel even the most complicated knot.
From Washington Post • May 22, 2020
The fourth dimension, time, is also finite in extent, but it is like a line with two ends or boundaries, a beginning and an end.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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