"time reversal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time reversals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time reversal (plural time reversals)
  1. (mathematics) an operation that transforms a physical system undergoing a sequence of events into one in which the events take place in the reverse sequence Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-time_reversal-en-noun-WmvFCOd- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (physics) T-symmetry Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: time reversal invariance, time reversal mirror, time reversal signal processing, time-reverse
    Sense id: en-time_reversal-en-noun-8n2VGiVA Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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