cosmological constant
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English
Noun
cosmological constant (plural cosmological constants)
- (physics) A term added by Albert Einstein to his equations of general relativity in order to account for a supposed static universe, since used to describe vacuum energy as a form of dark energy.
Usage notes
Usually given the symbol Λ (lambda) in equations.
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Translations
physical term
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