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the state of having a relation to or connection with or being necessarily reliant upon something else
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Einstein spends a year in Prague trying to shake out the problems in his theory of relativity and finds inspiration in the insurance bureaucrat Kafka, who is also finding his literary voice.
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
By integrating concepts from quantum theory and relativity, these financial networks could move data and value across borders faster than ever imagined, all while ensuring privacy, security and transparency.
—Eric Solis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
My team showed how to use the relativity principle in conjunction with the principles of quantum information theory to account for quantum entangled particles.
—William Mark Stuckey, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
The most groundbreaking innovations, from the theory of relativity to the invention of the internet, emerged not from data analysis but from a human’s capacity to dream beyond the existing framework.
—Rob Reilly, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
By integrating concepts from quantum theory and relativity, these financial networks could move data and value across borders faster than ever imagined, all while ensuring privacy, security and transparency.
—Eric Solis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
My team showed how to use the relativity principle in conjunction with the principles of quantum information theory to account for quantum entangled particles.
—William Mark Stuckey, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
The most groundbreaking innovations, from the theory of relativity to the invention of the internet, emerged not from data analysis but from a human’s capacity to dream beyond the existing framework.
—Rob Reilly, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relativity. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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