Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

novikov self-consistency principle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: novikov -self--con-sis-ten-cy prin-ci-ple
IPA

57

Scrabble Score

31

Letters

9

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A conjecture asserting that it is impossible to create paradoxes by time travel because the past cannot be changed.

Etymology

Developed by Russian physicist Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov in the mid-1980s.

Inflected Forms

the Novikov self-consistency principle (canonical)

Phrases

Polchinski's paradox

Frequently Paired Words

Polchinski's paradox

Synonyms

Novikov self-consistency conjecture

Questions

What does novikov self-consistency principle mean?: A conjecture asserting that it is impossible to create paradoxes by time travel because the past cannot be changed.
Where does novikov self-consistency principle come from?: Developed by Russian physicist Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov in the mid-1980s.

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