Concept information
Preferred term
frame of reference
Definition
- A frame of reference is a mathematical coordinate system for describing events in space and time with respect to a given observer. In relativity theory, this frame of reference is four-dimensional and the description of events in other frames of reference depends on the relative velocities and accelerations of those frames with respect to the frame of reference of the observer. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/F/frame_of_reference.html)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonym(s)
- reference frame
- reference system
In other languages
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French
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système de référence
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-WZMGT583-F
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