relativity

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Not, it's actually the opposite of the heading, because it is (mis) using relativity (physics) to support something political, not political support of relativity which is what the heading refers to.

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  1. noun The quality or state of being relative.
  2. noun A state of dependence in which the existence or significance of one entity is solely dependent on that of another.
  3. noun Physics Special relativity.

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  • Not, it's actually the opposite of the heading, because it is (mis) using relativity (physics) to support something political, not political support of relativity which is what the heading refers to. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • The notes are aimed at PhD students who have studied quantum field theory and general relativity, and who have some general knowledge of ordinary string theory. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • But nowhere was this apparent contradiction more fully resolved than in the figure of A. S. Eddington (1882-1944), a pioneer in astrophysics, relativity, and the popularization of science, and a devout Quaker. —  The Chicago Blog
  • It takes about special and general relativity, and time dilation. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • If you consider scientific theories such as relativity, quantum theory and the other accepted theories of modern physics, it took some people with some serious brain power to look at the evidence and understand what it meant. —  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
 

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  1. =F. relativité, from New Latin *relativita (t-)s, from Late Latin relativus, relative: see relative.
 

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