"time reversal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time reversals [plural]
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  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
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  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-Blc4kN6w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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