"causal set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: causal sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} causal set (plural causal sets)
  1. (mathematics, physics) A set of spacetimes that have a causality relationship Translations (Translations): ensemble causal [masculine] (French), Kausalmenge [feminine] (German), zbiór przyczynowy [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), conjunto causal [masculine] (Portuguese), conjunto causal [masculine] (Spanish)

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