"relativity" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts (synset 106116109)
referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions

associated with: event - a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

is a type of: scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations
subtypes:
- einstein's general theory of relativity, general relativity, general relativity theory, general theory of relativity - a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
- einstein's special theory of relativity, special relativity, special relativity theory, special theory of relativity - 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
same as: einstein's theory of relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity
The quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else (synset 105219877)
is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone