light cone

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Synonyms: right cone, eight cone, light on, light line

Antonyms: right cone, eight cone, light on, light line

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|relativity}} In [[special relativity]], the pattern describing the [[temporal]] [[evolution]] of a flash of [[light]] in [[Minkowski spacetime]]. This is [[modeled]] in 3-space using the two [[horizontal]] [[axes]] as [[spatial]] [[dimension]]s, while the [[vertical]] axis is [[time]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension|figurative}} A (realized or imagined) [[data visualization]] of possible sets of future [[outcome]]s that is analogous to such a cone.
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