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Einsteinian

American  
[ahyn-stahy-nee-uhn] / aɪnˈstaɪ ni ən /

adjective

  1. pertaining to Albert Einstein or his theories, especially the theory of relativity.


Etymology

Origin of Einsteinian

First recorded in 1920–25; Einstein + -ian

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In a miraculous Einsteinian world, no word, no image, no emotion wants emphasis.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

It’s perfectly OK to mention that, theoretically, traveling on a train is traveling through time, without later explicating the Einsteinian theory behind the assertion.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023

The Einsteinian concept of time running slower in the early universe arose in the late 1920s as astronomers were discovering cosmic expansion.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 19, 2023

That’s the Einsteinian time-space conundrum to ponder as we consider the recent game between American GM Fabiano Caruana and Dutch star GM Anish Giri from the recent Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest.

From Washington Times ● May 23, 2023

Einsteinian physics can thus be regarded as inheriting the results of Newtonian physics while going far beyond them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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