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Does that description aply to all models, metrics and in general, special cases?PeterDonis said:That's a common definition, yes. But the term is ambiguous. See below.
The universe at one instant of time, which is a spacelike 3-surface, is embedded in the 4D spacetime that describes the entire history of the universe.