Un-einsteinian

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not in accordance with the theories of physics as laid out by Albert Einstein.

    "Note that to put it this way is precisely not to argue that Cubist space was "based on" Riemann's; that would amount to suggesting, in a perfectly un-Einsteinian fashion, that Cubism accepted Riemannian space as its apriori and then went on to represent it illusionistically."

  2. 2
    Unlike Albert Einstein; unintelligent. rare

    "As I prepared to put into action my un-Einsteinian plot, I grabbed the string to untie my drawers and yank them down."

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"Note that to put it this way is precisely not to argue that Cubist space was "based on" Riemann's; that would amount to suggesting, in a perfectly un-Einsteinian fashion, that Cubism accepted Riemannian space as its apriori and then went on to represent it illusionistically."

Etymology

From un- + Einsteinian.

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