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Meaning
Noun
●
The
state of being
relative
to
something else
; the
absence
of
universally
applicable
rules
or
standards
;
relativism
; (countable) an
instance
of this.
●
In Physics:
Short for
principle of relativity
(“the
principle
that the
laws
of
physics
should be the same
for all
observers”).
●
In Physics, Astronomy & Relativity:
Short for
principle of relativity
(“the
principle
that the
laws
of
physics
should be the same
for all
observers”).
Also Einsteinian
relativity
: the
reliance
of the
nature
of physical
phenomena
(such as
gravity
,
light
,
mass
, and time) on the
relative
motion
between an
observer
and
the thing
observed
, as developed by Albert Einstein
in two
theories
,
special relativity
and general
relativity
.
●
An
evaluation
of the
similarities
and
differences
between things; a
comparison
; hence, a
difference
in
position
or
status
between things; a disparity.
●
In Economics:
An
evaluation
of the
similarities
and
differences
between things; a
comparison
; hence, a
difference
in
position
or
status
between things; a disparity.
The
difference
in
pay
or
positions
between different employees in a business (internal
relativity
), or between different
businesses
(external
relativity
); a differential.
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