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
Considering that the science of that generation had produced antibiotics and the theory of relativity, that’s quite a claim.
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Albert Einstein founded his theories of relativity on the notion that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, however, something that should preclude the instantaneous nature of entanglement.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
And the extra complexity on top of relativity gives the theory some troubling ambiguity.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2025
So, Einstein's theory of relativity is safe around the clock.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Albert Einstein founded his theories of relativity on the notion that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, however, something that should preclude the instantaneous nature of entanglement.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
And the extra complexity on top of relativity gives the theory some troubling ambiguity.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2025
So, Einstein's theory of relativity is safe around the clock.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relativity
reciprocity
Noun
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These lawmakers have also resisted reciprocity, to allow Baltimore City to legally enforce the camera violations and hold the violators responsible.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Talking with China and Russia and insisting on reciprocity from friends is therefore necessary.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relativity. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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