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  Theory of Everything

  noun

  a theory intended to show that the electroweak, strong, and gravitational forces are components of a single quantized force.
• theory of everything
  theory of everything

  A physical theory, such as a grand unified theory, that attempts to explain all physical matter and interactions under a single unified set of principles.

Theory of Everything

American  

noun

1. a theory intended to show that the electroweak, strong, and gravitational forces are components of a single quantized force.

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theory of everything Scientific  

1. A physical theory, such as a grand unified theory, that attempts to explain all physical matter and interactions under a single unified set of principles.

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Etymology

Origin of Theory of Everything

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

"Where conspiracy worlds used to be very siloed they're now all mixed together," says Mike Rothschild, author of The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2022

As imposing as Roberts’s piece is ethereal, Walter McConnell’s “A Theory of Everything — Requiem in White” is a towering monument made of individual porcelain figurines, many of them kitschy.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

It takes someone rather bold or foolish – or both – to not only try to create a Theory of Everything, but also state that is their intention.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022

Her 167 credits include many grand British success stories – The King’s Speech, The Theory of Everything, the Paddington movies and every Mike Leigh film since Topsy-Turvy.

From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2018

The Theory of Everything is, in truth, a theory of nothing.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife