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Relativity

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in physics, the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

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relativity theorytheory of relativity
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Relativities
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Relativity's
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the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else
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in physics, the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

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