English Explanatory Dictionary

clock paradox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The phenomenon in which two observers who start together with identical clocks, follow different timelines, and then rejoin can have different elapsed times on their clocks, especially if one travels at a relativistic speed.

Word forms

clock paradox clock paradoxes

Synonyms

twin paradox
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