general relativity

noun

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However, physicist John D. Norton has developed a new model based on Einstein's theory of general relativity that shows time travel is mathematically possible. Dete Meserve, Space.com, 29 May 2025 The other is to push closer to singularities in the hope that their extremes will help reconcile general relativity with quantum mechanics in a theory of quantum gravity, which has been a goal of physicists for over a century. Lyndie Chiou, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025 First predicted in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity in 1915, they were directly detected for the first time a century later, in 2015. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 May 2025 That's in opposition to Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, which held that black holes could only grow. Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for general relativity

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1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of general relativity was in 1916

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“General relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20relativity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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