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the state of having a relation to or connection with or being necessarily reliant upon something else
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Recent Examples of relativity
So, Einstein's theory of relativity is safe around the clock.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
This is a popular linguistic relativity theory and is generally referred to as Whorfianism or the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (partially associated with anthropologist Benjamin Whorf).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
David Hilbert, one of the most prominent mathematicians at the time, quickly identified this issue and set out with his colleague Felix Klein to try to resolve this apparent failure of relativity.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Wheeler’s research also bolstered Einstein’s concept of the gravity wave, another idea developing from relativity.
—Ken Bridges, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
This is a popular linguistic relativity theory and is generally referred to as Whorfianism or the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (partially associated with anthropologist Benjamin Whorf).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
David Hilbert, one of the most prominent mathematicians at the time, quickly identified this issue and set out with his colleague Felix Klein to try to resolve this apparent failure of relativity.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Wheeler’s research also bolstered Einstein’s concept of the gravity wave, another idea developing from relativity.
—Ken Bridges, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for relativity
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“Relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relativity. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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