time crystal
time crystal · time crystals
A periodic biological systemA periodic biological system.
» Scientists have successfully created time crystals.
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2 sensesA periodic biological system.
A crystal that has a structure that repeats not only in space, but also in time.
Examples
1 sentencesScientists have successfully created time crystals.
Origin
Coined by American biologist Arthur Winfree in 2001. An analogue to crystals, which have rCoined by American biologist Arthur Winfree in 2001. An analogue to crystals, which have repetitive patterns in space.
Coined by American physicist Frank Wilczek in 2012. An extension of the concept of a crystal to encompass time.
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Forms
plural: time crystals| Singular | time crystal |
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