time crystal
nounEtymology Coined by American physicist Frank Wilczek in 2012. An extension of the concept of a crystal to encompass time.
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A crystal that has a structure that repeats not only in space, but also in time.
Quantum mechanics
time crystal
nounEtymology Coined by American biologist Arthur Winfree in 2001. An analogue to crystals, which have repetitive patterns in space.
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Biology, Natural sciences A periodic biological system.