n. A point in space where, upon a person entering it, that person's
existence in space-time ceases to be linear, becoming discrete. This means that a person that has entered a
chronosynclastic infundibulum exists at multiple points and lines in space-time. For example, such a person could exist at all points in time in one place and also appear at another point for
five minutes.
From Kurt Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan."