time reversal

noun

An operation that transforms a physical system undergoing a sequence of events into one in which the events take place in the reverse sequence.

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Meanings

nountime reversal (plural time reversals)

plural time reversals

  1. mathematicsAn operation that transforms a physical system undergoing a sequence of events into one in which the events take place in the reverse sequence.
  2. natural sciencesT-symmetry.
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APA

time reversal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20reversal

MLA

“time reversal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20reversal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time reversal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20reversal.

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