"cosmic censorship" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined by British scientist Roger Penrose in 1969. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Roger Penrose|in=1969|nat=British|occ=scientist}} Coined by British scientist Roger Penrose in 1969 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cosmic censorship (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The hypothesis that Einstein's general relativity theory singularities are always hidden from the remote observer, and are only visible as black holes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Black holes, Physics Related terms: naked singularity
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