Definition of relativity

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tính tương đối

/ˌreləˈtɪvəti//ˌreləˈtɪvəti/

The word "relativity" was coined by the German physicist Hermann Minkowski in the early 1900s to describe the idea that the laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform motion relative to one another. This concept was later developed and popularized by Albert Einstein, who used it to explain phenomena such as time dilation and length contraction. Minkowski introduced the term "relativity" in a 1907 lecture, where he discussed the geometric nature of spacetime and the concept of "relativity of simultaneity." Einstein built upon Minkowski's work and introduced the concept of special relativity in 1905, followed by general relativity in 1915. The term "relativity" has since become synonymous with Einstein's theory and has been widely used in physics and philosophy to describe the idea that physical phenomena are relative to the observer's frame of reference.

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Einstein’s theory of the universe based on the principle that all movement is relative and that time is a fourth dimension related to space

Lý thuyết vũ trụ của Einstein dựa trên nguyên lý rằng mọi chuyển động đều tương đối và thời gian là chiều thứ tư liên quan đến không gian

the state of being relative and only able to be judged when compared with something else

trạng thái tương đối và chỉ có thể được đánh giá khi so sánh với thứ gì đó khác