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Einstein theory

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noun

Physics.
  1. relativity.


Etymology

Origin of Einstein theory

First recorded in 1920–25; named after Albert Einstein

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It is found about as easy to explain ... as the Einstein theory of relativity.”

From Slate Nov. 11, 2011

The party denounced the Einstein theory, the Copenhagen school of quantum mechanics, and cybernetics as "idealistic."

From Time Magazine Archive

Do you think the Einstein theory is cuckoo?

From Time Magazine Archive

The purpose of this great project is experiment—experiment that deals with the Einstein theory.

From Time Magazine Archive

The familiar nasturtium and the marigold opened for me the way to hold sunshine against the long polar night, for they taught me how to apply the Einstein theory of bent light.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 by Bates, Harry

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