relativity n : (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: theory of relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity]

English

Noun

1. the state of being relative to something else.
2. the principle (due to Galileo) that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers in uniform motion.
3. either of the two principles of special relativity or general relativity (Albert Einstein).

Translations

• Arabic: (nisbí:ya)
• Dutch: relativiteit
• Finnish: suhteellisuus
• French: relativité
• German: Relativität
• Greek: σχετικότης (skhetikótis)
• Japanese: 相対 (そうたい, sōtai)
• Kurdish: rêjeyîtî , îzafiyet , realtîvîte , roletîvîzm , dîmanetî , dîmaneyîparêzî
• Russian: относительность (otnosítel’nost’)
• Slovene: relativnost
• Spanish: relatividad
• Urdu: اضافیت (izaafiat)

Relativity may refer to:

Physics

• Special relativity, a theory of physics formulated by Albert Einstein
• General relativity, Einstein's theory of gravitation
• Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, which refers to both special relativity and general relativity together
• Principle of relativity, used in Einstein's theories and derived from Galileo's principle
• Galilean relativity, Galileo's conception of relativity
• Numerical relativity, a subfield of computational physics that aims to establish numerical solutions to Einstein's field equations in general relativity

Popular culture

• Relativity (M. C. Escher), a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher

Television

• Relativity Theory (The Outer Limits), 1998 The Outer Limits episode
• Relativity (TV series), mid-1990s American drama series
• Relativity (Voyager episode), 1999 fifth-season episode of Star Trek: Voyager
  • USS Relativity, the Wells class starship featured in that episode
• Relativity, 2001 Farscape episode

Music

• Relativity Records, record label
• Relativity (band), a band founded by Scottish folk musician Phil Cunningham and other members of Silly Wizard

See also

• Relative (disambiguation)
• Relativism, the philosophical view that the meaning and value of human beliefs and behaviors have no absolute reference

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