absolute space

noun

: space sense 4b

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The Unraveling of Space-Time All topics (opens a new tab) t was already a mind-bending shift, last century, to go from Isaac Newton’s absolute space and universal time to Albert Einstein’s four-dimensional space-time, which is dynamic, flexible, sensitive to the touch. — Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Mach, by way of Besso, encouraged Einstein to give up his metaphysical notions of absolute space, time and motion. — Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2024

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First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of absolute space was in 1704

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“Absolute space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absolute%20space. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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