Can you explain to me how time is regarded as the 4th dimension? Does it mean that if we assume time as a dimension then an object traveling to different time period is possible?
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A simple example.
Imagine someone riding a car. The car can go forward or backwards, turn left or right, it can go up or down a hill. It can move in 3D space.
But what was the position of the car 1hr ago? Or 5minutes ago?
So by considering time as a dimension we can consider how things change over time.
The car may be at the base of a hill, in 5 min it’s moved up the hill increasing its height and distance away. 10 min later it’s over the hill and the height is now back to the same it was before but it’s distance is further and more time has passed.
Side Note:
A “Dimension” is often thought of in terms of 3D space and time….
But it’s really anything that could be put into a table. For example if you have a recipe in a table with the ingredients across the top and the servings on the left. Each column can be considered a different dimension to the recipe.
So
1st Dimension may be number of servings
2nd Dimension may be amount of flour
3rd Dimension may be amount of water.
4th Dimension may be cooking time.
Etc.
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