Timelike and spacelike?

From: "Paul W" <1337usr@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 15 Feb 2007 02:39:00 -0800

Hello,

Reading about black holes got me confused by the words "Timelike" and
"Spacelike"; What do they actually mean?

Thanks,
Paul W.

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