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relativity

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








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"This appears to rule out the Lambda-cold dark matter model as a viable stable solution of the Einstein equations of general relativity, with or without dark energy."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Periods in which existing theories struggled to explain observations have sometimes led to radically new frameworks, including Einstein's theory of relativity.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

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 only way out was to “correct” his equations of general relativity to stave off the impending destruction.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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

Such a God-man alone knows the Truth behind the relativities of life and death.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

In short, the epistemological fashion of conceiving dreams, errors, "relativities," etc., depends upon the isolation of mind from intimate participation with other changes in the same continuous nexus.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode

We have seen that this is generally accepted as true of the relativities of sense-perception.

From The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry


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