Dictionary Entry
block universe
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Meaning
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the philosophical interpretation of spacetime in which all events — past, present, and future — are equally real and coexist in the four-dimensional manifold
Example Sentence
In the block universe, your birth and death are fixed points in spacetime, just like different cities on a map.
Usage Note
Use when discussing philosophy of time or relativity to stress that all moments are equally real and time is like space.