clock paradox
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clock paradox (plural clock paradoxes)
- (relativity) The phenomenon in which two observers who start together with identical clocks, follow different timelines, and then rejoin can have different elapsed times on their clocks, especially if one travels at a relativistic speed.
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physical phenomenon
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