absolute space

American  

noun

Physics.

1. space that is not affected by what occupies it or occurs within it and that provides a standard for distinguishing inertial systems from other frames of reference.

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Etymology

Origin of absolute space

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

However, these models hinged on access to privileged information about absolute space at all times -- information that the animal does not have.

From Science Daily

“We had to adjust some notions of what we thought was absolute. There was absolute space and time for Newton,” Venkatesh says.

From Scientific American

Thus, Newton opined that motion is ultimately defined as change of position with respect to absolute space.

From Scientific American

“I have never written a novel that just sort of springs from the head of Zeus, from an absolute space of fiction,” Luiselli said.

From New York Times

Next, Albert Einstein demolished Newtonian notions of absolute space and time.

From Nature