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quadgram frequency
the velocity of light64
the theory of relativity37
the motion of the37
of time and space35
general theory of relativity32
special theory of relativity31
with respect to the30
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in a straight line26
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of space and time21
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of the special theory16
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the laws of nature15
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observer on the earth9
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that space and time9
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