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English

Noun

  1. the state of being relative to something else.
  2. the principle (due to Galileo) that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers in uniform motion.
  3. either of the two principles of special relativity or general relativity (Einstein|Albert Einstein).


Translations

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English relativity \rel`a*tiv"i*ty\ (-t?v"?-t?), n.
1. The state of being relative; as, the relativity of a
subject. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

2. One of two theories (also called theory of relativity)
proposed by Albert Einstein, the {special theory of
relativity}, or the general theory of relativity. The
special theory of relativity or special relativity is
based on the proposition that the speed of light is a
constant no matter how observed, and is independent of the
motion of the observer. From this follows several
principles, such as the increase of mass with velocity
(which has been confirmed: see {relativistic mass
equation}) and the impossibility of acceleration to a
speed greater than that of light; the equivalence of mass
and energy, expressed by the famous equation E = mc^2;
and time dilation, which is the apparent slowing of a
clock in a system, as observed by an observer in a system
moving relative to the clock. The {general theory of
relativity} is based on the proposition that there is no
physical difference between gravitational force and the
force produced by acceleration. From this follow several
results, of which the bending of light rays in a
gravitational field and the equivalence of the inertial
and gravitational masses have been verified. The possible
existence of black holes (believed by many astronomers
to have been adequately proven) is another consequence of
the theory.
[PJC]
WordNet relativity
n : (physics) the theory that space and time are relative
concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: {theory of
relativity}, relativity theory, {Einstein's theory of
relativity}]
Moby Dictionary
Einstein theory , balance , coequality , communion , community ,
contingency , continuum theory , corelation , correlation ,
correlativism , correlativity , correspondence , cosmic constant ,
dependence , equilibrium , equipollence , equivalence ,
four-dimensional geometry , four-dimensional space ,
fourth dimension , interrelation , inverse proportion , inverse ratio ,
inverse relationship , mutuality , other continuums ,
principle of equivalence , principle of relativity , proportionality ,
reciprocality , reciprocation , reciprocity , space-time ,
space-time continuum , symmetry , theory of relativity , time-space


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