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Definition of Cosmological constant
1. Noun. An arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory.
Generic synonyms: Constant
Definition of Cosmological constant
1. Noun. (physics) A term added by Albert Einstein to his equations of general relativity in order to account for a supposed static universe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cosmological Constant
Literary usage of Cosmological constant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"There is evidence for an extra long-range repulsion force—what Einstein called
the cosmological constant, lambda. The expansion may actually accelerate. ..."
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