einstein : Idioms & Phrases

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albert einstein

  • noun physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
    Einstein.
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bose-einstein statistics

  • noun (physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle does not apply)
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einstein's general theory of relativity

  • noun a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
    general theory of relativity; general relativity; general relativity theory.
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einstein's special theory of relativity

  • noun a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
    special relativity theory; special theory of relativity; special relativity.
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einstein's theory of relativity

  • noun (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
    theory of relativity; relativity; relativity theory.
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