absolute space

noun

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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 That’s not an issue with absolute space orientation. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2023 The Benefits of Absolute Space For many purposes, absolute space offers a beneficial and more sophisticated solution to directional challenges. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2023 But Einstein’s theories turned Newton’s absolute space and time into a relativistic mash-up — his equations suggested a merged spacetime, a new sort of arena in which the players altered the space of the playing field. Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2019 Remember that Newton believed in absolute space -- a rigid three-dimensional set of points that forms the arena in which physics takes place. Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2010

Word History

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 Nov. 2024.

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