plural relativities
Definition of relativity
1a
: the quality or state of being relative
b
: something that is relative
2
: the state of being dependent for existence on or determined in nature, value, or quality by relation to something else
3a
: a theory which is based on the two postulates (1) that the speed of light in a vacuum is constant and independent of the source or observer and (2) that the mathematical forms of the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems and which leads to the assertion of the equivalence of mass and energy and of change in mass, dimension, and time with increased velocity
— called also special relativity, special theory of relativity
b
: an extension of the theory to include gravitation and related acceleration phenomena
— called also general relativity, general theory of relativity
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The first known use of relativity was circa 1834
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