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Noun: special relativity
  1. A physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
    - special theory of relativity, special relativity theory, Einstein's special theory of relativity

Type of: Einstein's theory of relativity, relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity

Encyclopedia: Special relativity

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