relativity

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We would have lost key evidence for general relativity.

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Quick take

(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of relativity gathered in one view.

noun

(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

noun

the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for relativity.

noun

(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

noun

the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else

Example sentences

We would have lost key evidence for general relativity.

One interesting point is he brought up Einstein's invention of relativity.

But if you want to calculate ballistic motion across the surface of the earth, you're not going to reach for general relativity -- Newton's is the more useful model there.

In relativity, the time at a faraway point in space that you would consider "simultaneous" with your own clock depends on the relative speed between you and that point.

These effects had already been measured by other experiments and were found to agree with general relativity to much more accuracy than the GP-B measurements.

ESR might say, "Yes, yes, antisemitism, etc., but the man helped lay the foundations of quantum mechanics and discovered both special and general relativity.

[Credentials: I'm a professional physicist: a professor specializing in string theory with a background in general relativity.

In Einstein's theory of general relativity, Riemann tensor is assumed to be symmetric, due to great simplification of the theory compared to the one with non-symmetric Riemann tensor, and an absolute lack of experimental evidence to the contrary for 100 years since it was discoveried.