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relativity

[rel-uh-tiv-i-tee] / ˌrɛl əˈtɪv ɪ ti /








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The concept of electromagnetic radiation originated with him and is credited as paving the way for Einstein's special theory of relativity.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

It could also have profound consequences for Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which has been proven correct time and time again in the century-plus since he published it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The results, published in Physical Review Letters, show that the strength of gravity decreases with distance almost exactly as predicted by Newton's equations and later incorporated into Einstein's theory of general relativity.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted that a spinning black hole would drag spacetime along with it, twisting it in a way that changes the orbits of the surrounding stars.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

So if the ideas of relativity seem weird, it is only because we don’t experience these sorts of interactions in normal life.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

That's not entirely true of course, but consider the relativities.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2015

He seems to be savoring his island idyl as if the relativities of war, chance and change had already foreclosed it, as indeed they subsequently did.

From Time Magazine Archive

Your perception and appreciation must be trained, and your mind stored with facts and relativities.

From The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst

The relativities of life and death belong to the cosmic dream.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

The essence of substance consists in being related to others, which themselves are only points of relation; amid mere relativities we never reach a real.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg




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