time reversal
nounPhysics.
the mathematical operation of reversing the direction of time. Symbol: T
Origin of time reversal
1First recorded in 1920–25
Words Nearby time reversal
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Scientific definitions for time reversal
time reversal
A mathematical operation on the description of a physical system in which the signs of variables representing time are reversed. Also called time conjugation See more at invariance.
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