relativity

as in reciprocity
the state of having a relation to or connection with or being necessarily reliant upon something else

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Recent Examples of relativity Wheeler’s research also bolstered Einstein’s concept of the gravity wave, another idea developing from relativity. Ken Bridges, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024 In 1957, his research into relativity, Einstein’s idea that the fabric of space is curved by gravitation, revealed a fascinating byproduct. Ken Bridges, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024 After the game, Jerry talked for nearly 50 minutes with reporters and answered every question from McCarthy’s future, to his thoughts on Einstein’s theory of relativity. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2025 Einstein spends a year in Prague trying to shake out the problems in his theory of relativity and finds inspiration in the insurance bureaucrat Kafka, who is also finding his literary voice. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for relativity

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“Relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relativity. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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