"equivalence principle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: equivalence principles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} equivalence principle (plural equivalence principles)
  1. (relativity) any of several principles, concerned with the uniformity of physical measurements in different frames of reference Wikipedia link: equivalence principle Categories (topical): Gravity, Relativity Translations (Translations): principi d'equivalència [masculine] (Catalan), principe d’équivalence [masculine] (French), Äquivalenzprinzip [neuter] (German), principio di equivalenza [masculine] (Italian), prīncipium aequivalentiae [New-Latin, neuter] (Latin), princípio de equivalência [masculine] (Portuguese), principio de equivalencia [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-equivalence_principle-en-noun-DoNWIrMp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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