= Metric signature
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In the context of general relativity and differential geometry, a **metric signature** refers to the convention used to describe the character of the components of the metric tensor, which encodes the geometric and causal structure of spacetime. The metric tensor \\( g_\{\\mu\\nu\} \\) is a fundamental object in general relativity that allows for the computation of distances and angles in a given manifold (the mathematical representation of spacetime).
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