= Spacelike-separated event
Mathematically, we can decide if two events are <timelike-separated> or <spacelike-separated> by just looking at the sign of the <spacetime interval> between them.
= Spacelike-separated
{synonym}
On the <light cone>, these are events on the left/right part of the cone.
Different observers might not agree on the order of two spacelike-separated events.
Further discussion at <light cone>{full}.
The opposite of those events are <timelike-separated events>.
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