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SPECIAL RELATIVITY THEORY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does special relativity theory mean?

• SPECIAL RELATIVITY THEORY (noun)
The noun SPECIAL RELATIVITY THEORY has 1 sense:

1. a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems

Familiarity information: SPECIAL RELATIVITY THEORY used as a noun is very rare.

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• SPECIAL RELATIVITY THEORY (noun)

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Meaning:

A physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems

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Synonyms:

Einstein's special theory of relativity; special relativity; special relativity theory; special theory of relativity

Hypernyms ("special relativity theory" is a kind of...):

Einstein's theory of relativity; relativity; relativity theory; theory of relativity ((physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts)

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