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The fourth dimension is not "time'. The fourth dimension is a real space dimension r=ct, where c is the speed of light and the fourth dimension r is the product of 'c' and time which gives a real number distance. The other three dimensions are vector dimensions V= Ix + Jx + Ky. The vectors I, J and K are unit vectors with the vector property I2=J2=K2=IJK= - 1.

So, all the dimensions are units of space!

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What did Albert Einstein say is the fourth dimension?

Albert Einstein stated that time is the fourth dimension. This concept is central to his theory of relativity, which combines time with the three spatial dimensions to create a unified spacetime framework.


What is meant by fourth dimension in physics?

In physics, the fourth dimension typically refers to time as a dimension in addition to the three spatial dimensions (length, width, height). This concept is used in theories like relativity to describe events in spacetime. It is a way of conceptualizing how events are located within a four-dimensional continuum.


If an inch and a second are both linear measurements one being a distance of either the first second or third dimension the other being of the fourth which is less?

An inch, being a measure of length in the first, second, or third dimension, is less than a second which is a measure of time in the fourth dimension. Time is considered the fourth dimension in the context of spacetime, where events are viewed as occurring in a continuum made up of three spatial dimensions and one temporal dimension.


What would happen if you were in the fourth dimension?

You would get older. IF time is considered to be the fourth dimension (look at the bottom for details). Use a doctor's appointment as an example: the first two dimensions, length and width, could be represented by a building on the corner of Main Street and Oak Street. The third dimension, height, would be represented by the doctor's office on the fourth floor of the building. The fourth dimension, time, is represented by your appointment being at two o'clock in the afternoon. Usually all dimesions are 90 degrees to each other, though, so if you were in a 4D house and all 4 dimensions were Rt< you wouldn't get out. one you left the room you would end up in the same room and if you went upstairs a couple of times you would end up in the same room.


Is time 4d?

Time is not considered to be 4-dimensional in the traditional sense. In physics, time is typically considered to be the fourth dimension in the concept of spacetime, where time and the three spatial dimensions are combined into a single framework.

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Who said that time is the fourth dimension?

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Will you ever discover a fourth dimension?

Most physicists would tell you that we already consider there to be a fourth dimension. It is time.


What did Albert Einstein say is the fourth dimension?

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What is known as the fourth dimesion?

The fourth dimension is usually considered as being time.


What is the fourth element in the theory of relativity?

the fourth elements or the fourth dimension in the relativity is time. The space are the first three dimensions.


Does fourth dimension really exist?

Yes. The 4th dimension is time. According to String Theory (which is unverified), there may be as many as 11 dimensions, but dimensions above the fourth are hypothetical.


How else does the earth move besides in space?

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Who discovered the fourth dimension?

eIt depends on what you mean. The fourth dimension can mean time. It's quite obvious who discovered time... If you mean the fourth spatial dimension, then the reality is that nobody has discovered it. It's rather an abstract mathematical concept. There might be parallel universes that have four (or any other number, for that matter) of dimensions, but that's another story entirely.


What is physical dimension of time?

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