flat universe
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Most theorists believe that the universe is flat.
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We refer to this as a flat universe, and the kind of Euclidean geometry you learned in high school applies in this type of universe.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
In fact, since general relativity implies that matter creates the space in which it exists, there is a special symmetry to a flat universe.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Facebook — this artificial, flat universe of human relationships — is not the place where I want to start anew.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2012
It is not to stand on a tower And see the flat universe reel; Our mortal sublimities drop Like raiment by glisterlings worn, At a sweep of the scythe for the crop.
From Poems — Volume 2 by Meredith, George
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