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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

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

“I know for a fact that many people were offered The Theory of Everything first,” said Eddie Redmayne, who ended up winning an Oscar for his performance.

From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2018

Like college sophomores swept up by a Theory of Everything, we found evidence wherever we looked.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2018

Physicists began to think that string theory would unify quantum mechanics with relativity; they believed that it would lead to the theory of quantum gravity—the Theory of Everything that explains every phenomenon in the universe.

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