"FLRW" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after four scientists: Alexander Friedmann, Georges Lemaître, Howard P. Robertson and Arthur Geoffrey Walker. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} FLRW
  1. (physics) Initialism of Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker: applied to an exact solution of Albert Einstein's field equations of general relativity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (extra: applied to an exact solution of Albert Einstein's field equations of general relativity)
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