inertial space

noun

A coordinate system (or a frame of reference) defined with respect to the distant stars, whose relative positions do not change over reasonably long periods of time

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Meanings

nouninertial space (plural inertial spaces)

plural inertial spaces

  1. mathematicsA coordinate system (or a frame of reference) defined with respect to the distant stars, whose relative positions do not change over reasonably long periods of time
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