HyperDic: steady_state_theory

English > 1 sense of the expression steady state theory:
NOUNcognitionsteady state theory, continuous creation theory(cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other
English > steady state theory: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other.
Example"the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory"
Synonymcontinuous creation theory
Categorycosmology, cosmogony, cosmogenyThe branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
Broaderscientific theoryA theory that explains scientific observations
Catalanteoria de l'estat estacionari

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