absolute time
Newton's unchanging duration
Absolute time is the concept of time as a universal constant that flows uniformly regardless of observers or events—time as an independent backdrop against which things happen.
The idea, central to Newtonian physics, was challenged by Einstein's relativity, which showed that time passes differently depending on speed and gravity.
In absolute time, a second is a second everywhere in the universe.
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
- instantBriefest unit of time
- epochDistinct historical period
- master clockAuthoritative time source
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
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