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This tag is for questions regarding the 'time dilation' which is the lengthening of the time interval between two events for an observer in an inertial frame that is moving with respect to the rest frame of the events (in which the events occur at the same location).

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Lack of independence between the spatial dimensions and time within space-time

I am having a conceptual difficulty understanding the following issue regarding space-time: it is clear to me why a full description of coordinates requires three spatial dimensions plus time. However …