relativity

uncountable

A noun referring to the concept in physics that space and time are relative rather than absolute, or more generally, the quality of being dependent on relation to something else.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее концепцию в физике, согласно которой пространство и время относительны, а не абсолютны, или, в более общем смысле, свойство зависимости от отношения к чему-либо другому.

1. Theory of Relativity C1 formal scientific

   The scientific theory, developed by Albert Einstein, that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute, and that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers.

   • Einstein's theory of relativity revolutionized modern physics.
   • The concept of relativity explains why time slows down at high speeds.
   • Students study both special and general relativity in advanced physics courses.

   🇷🇺Теория относительности

2. Relative Nature B2 formal

   The quality of being dependent on or having significance only in relation to something else.

   • The relativity of moral values is a topic of philosophical debate.
   • Beauty is a matter of relativity, as it depends on cultural standards.
   • The relativity of truth means that what is true for one person may not be true for another.

   🇷🇺Относительность

   Antonyms: absolutenessimmutabilityindependence

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