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Lightlike
Meaning
Adj
●
In Mathematics & Relativity:
(of a
four-vector
) Having a
space
component
whose
magnitude
is
equal
to its time
component
multiplied
by the
speed
of light.
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Origin
lightlike
English
-like
English
like
English
liken
Middle English (1100-1500)
lician
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
light
English
leoht
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
light
Middle English (1100-1500)
lighten
Middle English (1100-1500)
lihtan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
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