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proper time

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proper time [′präp·ər ′tīm]
(relativity)
The time measured by an ideal clock that is carried along with a specified particle, and is based on the invariant timelike space-time intervals between points along the particle's trajectory.


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The light of the half moon fell ghostly through the foliage of trees in spots and patches, revealing much that was unsightly, and the black shadows seemed conspiracies withholding to the proper time revelations of darker import.
Why that's the proper time for me to talk, isn't it?
I'll point her out at the proper time,' said Fagin.
 
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