nonrelativistic
/ˌnɑnˌrɛlətɪˈvɪstɪk/
adjective
- Not based on or involving Einstein's theory of relativity; using the older, simpler physics of Newton, where speeds are much slower than the speed of light.
- Most everyday engineering problems use nonrelativistic equations because objects move far slower than light.
- In a nonrelativistic physics class, we calculated the speed of a car without worrying about time dilation.
- The scientist explained that for a baseball thrown at 100 miles per hour, a nonrelativistic model is perfectly accurate.
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