noun
- A hypothetical indivisible unit of time, proposed in theoretical physics as the smallest possible interval of time.
Usage: physics; theoretical; not widely accepted in mainstream physics
Examples
- Some physicists have theorized that time might be quantized into discrete chronons rather than being continuous.
- The concept of a chronon attempts to explain the nature of time at the quantum scale.
- If chronons exist, they would represent the fundamental building blocks of temporal duration.