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Sure! Relative velocity time dilation is a concept in special relativity that says time can appear to pass differently for two objects that are moving relative to each other. When two objects are moving at different speeds and observe each other, they will see the other object's clock ticking slower compared to their own.

For example, let's say you and a friend are in spaceships moving at different speeds. From your perspective, your friend's clock will appear to tick slower than yours, and from your friend's perspective, your clock will appear to tick slower than theirs. This means that you and your friend will perceive time differently because of your relative motion.

This phenomenon of time appearing to pass differently for observers in relative motion is called time dilation. It means that if you and your friend were to compare the time intervals measured by your clocks, they would be different.

In simple terms, relative velocity time dilation means that time can "stretch" or "slow down" for objects moving relative to each other.

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