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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.la.ti.viˈdadʒi
"A relatividade cultural nos ensina a respeitar diferentes tradições."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The absence of standards of absolute and universal application; the dependence of a mental or moral value on an observational context.
"Cultural relativity suggests that we should not judge other societies by our own standards." - 2
In physics, the theory that space and time are relative to the observer and that mass and energy are equivalent.
"Einstein's theory of relativity revolutionized our understanding of the universe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'relativus', stemming from 'relatus' (past participle of 'referre', meaning 'to bring back or relate'). It entered English in the 16th century initially in grammatical and logical contexts, later evolving through physics into a fundamental concept describing the dependence of various quantities on the frame of reference.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Relativity" is said worldwide
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relativité
Transliteration: ʁə.la.ti.vi.te
"La théorie de la relativité a transformé la physique moderne."
Relativität
Transliteration: ʁelativiˈtɛːt
"Die Relativität von Werten ist ein zentrales Thema in der Philosophie."
relatività
Transliteration: re.la.ti.viˈta
"Bisogna considerare la relatività del tempo in questo esperimento."
relatividad
Transliteration: re.la.ti.βiˈðað
"La relatividad general fue formulada por Albert Einstein."
relatividade
Transliteration: ʁe.la.ti.viˈdadʒi
"A relatividade cultural nos ensina a respeitar diferentes tradições."
सापेक्षता
Transliteration: sapekshata
"आइंस्टीन ने सापेक्षता का सिद्धांत प्रतिपादित किया।"
相对性
Transliteration: xiāng duì xìng
"这个概念体现了明显的相对性。"
상대성
Transliteration: sangdaeseong
"상대성의 원리는 물리학에서 매우 중요하다."
相対性
Transliteration: soutasei
"アインシュタインは相対性の理論を提唱した。"
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