Theory of Everything
noun
a theory intended to show that the electroweak, strong, and gravitational forces are components of a single quantized force.
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theory of everything
theory of everythingA physical theory, such as a grand unified theory, that attempts to explain all physical matter and interactions under a single unified set of principles.
Theory of Everything
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theory of everything
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Etymology
Origin of Theory of Everything
First recorded in 1985–90
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As imposing as Roberts’s piece is ethereal, Walter McConnell’s “A Theory of Everything — Requiem in White” is a towering monument made of individual porcelain figurines, many of them kitschy.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2022
It takes someone rather bold or foolish – or both – to not only try to create a Theory of Everything, but also state that is their intention.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2022
The Danish Girl was released months after Redmayne won the Oscar for best actor for playing Professor Stephen hawking in The Theory of Everything.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2021
McCarten has received Oscar nominations for his screenplays for the fact-based dramas The Two Popes and The Theory of Everything.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2020
The Theory of Everything is, in truth, a theory of nothing.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
With warmth and humor, Hsu evokes the precocity of college life: “We stayed up so late, possessed by delirium, that we came up with a theory of everything, only we forgot to write it down.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2022
When we spoke, Gonzalez was careful to note that her policy equation isn’t meant to be a theory of everything, and that it grew out of her research on policing, specifically.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
Unsurprisingly, the general theory of relativity, as it’s called, passed all the tests—a sign of its soundness, but also a null result that leaves physicists looking for clues to develop a unifying theory of everything.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2021
I don't even know how to get that, how to respond to that, the theory of everything.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2021
As was explained in the first chapter, it would be very difficult to construct a complete unified theory of everything in the universe all at one go.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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