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Meaning of twistor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Any of the complex-valued coordinates in twistor theory, which maps the geometric objects of conventional 3+1 space-time into geometric objects in a four-dimensional space, twistor space, with metric signature (2,2), a proposed path to a theory of quantum gravity.

Examples

“Holonym: amplituhedron”
“Meronym: spinor”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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