Physics A-Level
Dilated time
What Dilated time means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Dilated time
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The longer interval measured by any observer moving relative to the clock, because the moving clock runs slow relative to them.
Topics that use Dilated time
- Time dilation (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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