relativity
/ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti/
noun
- The state of being dependent on or connected to something else; the idea that something is not absolute but depends on the situation or point of view.
- The relativity of beauty means that different cultures have different standards.
- In ethics, some people argue for the relativity of moral rules across societies.
- The relativity of time is a concept that even young children can grasp when they say 'time flies when you're having fun.'
- Einstein's theory of relativity: the scientific idea that measurements of space, time, and motion are not absolute but depend on the observer's frame of reference.
- Einstein's theory of relativity changed how scientists understand gravity.
- Many science fiction movies play with ideas from relativity, like time dilation.
- Learning about relativity in physics class made me rethink the nature of the universe.
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