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twistor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences

Examples

  • Holonym: amplituhedron
  • Meronym: spinor

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History

Etymology

From twist + -or.