imaginary time

noun

Real time which has undergone a Wick rotation so that its coordinates are multiplied by the imaginary unit i.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounimaginary time (countable and uncountable, plural imaginary times)

plural imaginary times

  1. countableuncountablequantum mechanicsReal time which has undergone a Wick rotation so that its coordinates are multiplied by the imaginary unit i.
Cite this entry
APA

imaginary time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imaginary%20time

MLA

“imaginary time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imaginary%20time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imaginary time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imaginary%20time.

Source: imaginary time on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.