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Relativity   /rˌɛlətˈɪvəti/   Listen
Relativity

noun
1.
(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts.  Synonyms: Einstein's theory of relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity.
2.
The quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else.



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"Relativity" Quotes from Famous Books



... called Absolute or Non-relative. Whilst 'hunter' and 'prey' are relative, 'man' and 'chamois' have been considered absolute, as we may use them without thinking of any special connection between their meanings. However, if we believe in the unity of Nature and in the relativity of knowledge (that is, that all knowledge depends upon comparison, or a perception of the resemblances and differences of things), it follows that nothing can be completely understood except through its ...
— Logic - Deductive and Inductive • Carveth Read
... the relativity of knowledge that dances before the eye, that bewilders, eludes, evades. Group-systems and electives seem like a makeshift for the real thing. We cannot tie a fact to a pupil, because to the tail of the fact is tied history ...
— The Warriors • Lindsay, Anna Robertson Brown


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