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How to use relativity in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun

Relativity means the state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this. Example: “You can look up the chapter on special relativity in the table of contents.”

More sentences with relativity

  • You can look up the chapter on special relativity in the table of contents.From the entry content
  • There are several common misconceptions about the theory of relativity.From the entry misconception
  • Einstein originated the theory of relativity.From the entry originate
  • What is the funda behind relativity?From the entry funda
  • He explained relativity, but very simplistically.From the entry simplistically
  • It has nothing to do with "gravity strength" which is not even a part of relativity.2018 August 21, Jed Sosebee, “GR is wrong at a maximum BH gravity”, in sci.physics.relativity (Usenet), archived from the original on 02…. From the entry panificate
  • Let us now reexamine our quantum and relativity conditions (3.3) and (3.4).2012 December 2, Mohhamad Reza Kiani, Relativity Reexamined, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 34. From the entry re-examine
  • To the world at large, relativity seemed to pull the rug out from under perceived reality.1999 December 27, Frederic Golden, “Albert Einstein (1879-1955): Person of the century”, in CNN. From the entry freudian
  • Unger argues for semantic relativity by arguing that two general semantical theories, contextualism and invariantism, conflict.1988, Joseph W. Smith, The Progress and Rationality of Philosophy As a Cognitive Enterprise: An Essay on Metaphilosophy. From the entry invariantism
  • The modern scientist would not think of intitulating a treatise on relativity “Commentary on Einstein.”1947, George Sarton, Introduction to the History of Science, volumes III (Science and Learning in the Fourteenth Century), Baltimore, Md.…. From the entry intitulate
  • Energy is at best defined quasilocally in general relativity.2016, Nezihe Uzun, “Quasilocal energy exchange and the null cone”, in arXiv. From the entry quasilocally
  • Subsequent discoveries of several more examples of gravitational lenses eliminated all doubts about gravitational focussing predicted by general relativity.1999 August, Guillermo A. Lemarchand, Karen J. Meech, editors, Bioastronomy '99: A New Era in Bioastronomy, Proceedings, Astronomical…. From the entry gravitational lens
  • But all this fails when we try to have a shotgun wedding between the two great theories of nature, relativity and quantum theory.2021, Michio Kaku, The God Equation. From the entry shotgun wedding
  • Our story will be an extremely interesting mental meander to trace the evolution some of the aspects of relativity theory from the beginning.2014 August 1, Enders A. Robinson, Dean Clark, Remote Sensing in Action: The Curious Case of Sherlock Holmes and Albert Einstein, SEG…. From the entry meander
  • For general relativity, there was a dramatic experimental test that was possible, one that had the potential to dazzle and help heal a war-weary world.2007, Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 255. From the entry war-weary
  • In the gravastar, the quantum physics of the baryonic matter at the shell or crust surrounding the interior vacuum prevents the formation of a general relativity event horizon.2020, John W. Moffat, The Shadow of the Black Hole, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 35. From the entry baryonic matter
  • These dark objects do not have an event horizon, and there is no singularity at their center, as is the case with classical black hole solutions in general relativity.2020, John W. Moffat, The Shadow of the Black Hole, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 35. From the entry gravastar
  • Within the horizon of temporal transcurrence, Ellacuria can pursue the issue of the universality and relativity of time that will prove critical to his conception of history.2000, Kevin F. Burke, The Ground Beneath the Cross: The Theology of Ignacio Ellacuría, page 65. From the entry transcurrence
  • The classic examples in physics involve relativity theory and quantum theory and the recognition of the indeterminisms underlying those required the genius of Einstein and of Heisenberg.1975, Carleton Mathematical Lecture Notes. From the entry indeterminism
  • It is therefore apparent that the existence of gravitational waves can be deduced from general relativity just as the existence of electromagnetic waves can be deduced from Maxwell's theory.1941, Leopold Infeld, Quest: The Evolution of a Scientist, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Co., →OCLC, page 261. From the entry gravitational wave
  • The equation of motion which follows from the regular fields strongly resembles the equation for the self-force acting on a charged, massive particle in a scalarvac geometry of general relativity.2015, Peter Zimmerman, “Gravitational self-force in scalar-tensor gravity”, in arXiv. From the entry scalarvac

Meaning of relativity

  1. noun The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. noun Also Einsteinian relativity: the reliance of the nature of physical phenomena (such as gravity, light, mass, and time) on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed, as developed by Albert Einstein in two theories, special relativity and general relativity.
  3. noun An evaluation of the similarities and differences between things; a comparison; hence, a difference in position or status between things; a disparity.

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Questions about relativity in a sentence

How do you use relativity in a sentence?
Relativity is used as a noun. For example: “You can look up the chapter on special relativity in the table of contents.”
What is a short sentence with relativity?
“Einstein originated the theory of relativity.”
What does relativity mean?
Relativity means the state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.

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