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RELATIVISTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating or subject to the special or the general theory of relativity
Example:
radiation from relativistic particles
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Pertainym:
relativity ((physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts)
Derivation:
relativity ((physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of relativism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
relativism ((philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved)
Derivation:
relativism ((philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved)
relativity (the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else)
