time reversal

noun Physics.

the mathematical operation of reversing the direction of time. Symbol: T

Origin of time reversal

First recorded in 1920–25

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time reversal in Science

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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