general relativity

noun

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Dark energy does help the universe add up but only on the macroscale—the one that falls under the jurisdiction of general relativity. Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023 For the community, Wheeler’s work sparked a massive revival in general relativity. Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Projects have been proposed to use an orbital constellation of optical atomic clocks to support the search for dark matter and dark energy, detect low-frequency gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy and probe the fundamental limits of general relativity. Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 Dying stars puncture it, creating intensely warped regions called black holes where the equations of general relativity break down. Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for general relativity 

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First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general relativity was in 1916

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