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 With space and time so intimately linked in relativity, any account of how space emerges must also explain time. Adam Becker, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022 This is reflected in the idea of linguistic relativity. Elpida Kokkota, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 The challenge for theorists is to find ways to unite the disparate theories of relativity and quantum mechanics in a theory of ‘loop’ quantum gravity that correctly predicts observations. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2024 Because of effects explained by Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, clocks tick ever-so-slightly faster on the Moon than on Earth, posing difficulties for communication and navigation. Byhannah Richter, science.org, 14 Aug. 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 11 Dec. 2024.

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