cosmic censorship

noun

The hypothesis that Einstein's general relativity theory singularities are always hidden from the remote observer, and are only visible as black holes.

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Meanings

nouncosmic censorship (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe hypothesis that Einstein's general relativity theory singularities are always hidden from the remote observer, and are only visible as black holes.

Origin

Coined by British scientist Roger Penrose in 1969.

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Translations

Polish kosmiczna cenzura
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