NOUN | cognition | steady 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 |
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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. | |
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Example | "the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory" | |
Synonym | continuous creation theory | |
Category | cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny | The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe |
Broader | scientific theory | A theory that explains scientific observations |
Catalan | teoria de l'estat estacionari |
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