relativity
//ˌrɛləˈtɪvɪti//
Noun
relativitySingular
relativitiesPlural
1
The state or quality of being relative; dependence on or relation to something else.
The relativity of moral values varies across different cultures.
2
A theory in physics, developed by Albert Einstein, describing the relationship between space, time, mass, and energy, particularly how measurements of these quantities differ for observers in different states of motion.
Einstein's theory of relativity changed our understanding of space and time.
3
The philosophical doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context and are not absolute.
Cultural relativity suggests that moral values differ across societies.