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Relativity

noun

(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.

The quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else.

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... the discovery of the Upanishads. And the relativity of happiness hereafter is the key-note of their religious philosophy. Pious men are of three classes, according to the completed system. Some are good men, but they do not know enough to appreciate, intellectually or spiritually, the highest. Let ...

— The Religions of India - Handbooks On The History Of Religions, Volume 1, Edited By Morris Jastrow • Edward Washburn Hopkins

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