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simultaneity

[‚sī·məl·tə′nē·əd·ē]
(mechanics)
Two events have simultaneity, relative to an observer, if they take place at the same time according to a clock which is fixed relative to the observer.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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