"closed time loop" meaning in All languages combined

See closed time loop on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: closed time loops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} closed time loop (plural closed time loops)
  1. (science fiction) A chain of events in which someone or something time travels to the past as a means to fulfill their role in the history exactly as it already happened, thus implying impossibility to change the past. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Time travel
    Sense id: en-closed_time_loop-en-noun-cs8k4Y4W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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