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fuzzmeister on July 27, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Big Bang Abandoned In New Model of the Universe

Given how well-known the term "space-time continuum" is, you'd think that most people would already know that to be the case.

powrtoch on July 27, 2010 [–]

I think the "continuum" part of this term is not generally understood. I would expect most people think of the relation between space and time to be like the relation of X and Y on a planar graph: two distinct continuous dimensions, with no real way to convert between them.

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