string theory
noun
: a theory in physics: all elementary particles are manifestations of the vibrations of one-dimensional strings
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This was the fallacy that led to the rise of elegant, beautiful, and compelling scenarios — grand unification, supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and string theory — whose predictions simply don’t appear to match experimental reality in any measurable way.
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Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
And if string theory is possibly real in our universe, this indirectly means the multiverse may also be real.
—Zachary Slepian, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
In 1996, for instance, Andrew Strominger and Cumrun Vafa at Harvard University constructed a model of a black hole in string theory.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
In a nutshell, string theory is a sprawling realm of theoretical physics that assumes that tiny vibrating strings are the fundamental basis of reality.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
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Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
And if string theory is possibly real in our universe, this indirectly means the multiverse may also be real.
—Zachary Slepian, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
In 1996, for instance, Andrew Strominger and Cumrun Vafa at Harvard University constructed a model of a black hole in string theory.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
In a nutshell, string theory is a sprawling realm of theoretical physics that assumes that tiny vibrating strings are the fundamental basis of reality.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for string theory
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“String theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20theory. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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