as in reciprocity
the state of having a relation to or connection with or being necessarily reliant upon something else
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They can be used to test electromagnetism, particle physics and Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Modern theories like genetics, relativity, and Big Bang cosmology, as well as concepts in chemistry, geoscience, physiology, linguistics, and psychology were all suppressed.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The discovery of relativity and quantum physics has demonstrated that nature at high speeds and small distances behaves in ways very foreign to our sensory perceptions.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
About now is when someone brings up the theory of relativity, and starts talking about how the past, the future—these are just other points in space-time, as real as the now.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Modern theories like genetics, relativity, and Big Bang cosmology, as well as concepts in chemistry, geoscience, physiology, linguistics, and psychology were all suppressed.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The discovery of relativity and quantum physics has demonstrated that nature at high speeds and small distances behaves in ways very foreign to our sensory perceptions.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
About now is when someone brings up the theory of relativity, and starts talking about how the past, the future—these are just other points in space-time, as real as the now.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relativity
reciprocity
Noun
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Ask and offer in equal measure, because community grows through everyday reciprocity.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps this moment in our personal and collective history calls for a modification of the Golden Rule in either version—one that values simplicity and elegance over conditional reciprocity.—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relativity. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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