string theory

American  

noun

Physics.

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string theory Scientific  

/ strĭng /

1. Any of various theories in physics hypothesizing that space-time has more than four dimensions, and that some of the dimensions are exceedingly small and stringlike in shape. Elementary particles in string theory are understood as standing waves in such space-time strings, rather than as pointlike objects. String theories attempt to unify gravity with the other fundamental forces.

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string theory Cultural  

1. In physics, a theory that views subatomic particles as string-like objects floating in space-time rather than as point-like objects. Space-time in string theory can have up to nine dimensions of space, plus the dimension of time.

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But according to string theory, the journey does not stop there.

From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026

According to string theory, different vibrational modes generate different particles.

From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026

We’d stay up late debating string theory, behavioral economics, even the origins of satire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Dr. Djordje Minic, a professor of physics and particle and string theory at the University of Texas at Austin, isn’t so sure about these conclusions.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2024

For the foreseeable future, banishing zero from the universe with string theory is a philosophical idea rather than a scientific one.

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