CONTINUOUS CREATION THEORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does continuous creation theory mean? 

• CONTINUOUS CREATION THEORY (noun)
  The noun CONTINUOUS CREATION THEORY has 1 sense:

1. (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

  Familiarity information: CONTINUOUS CREATION THEORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTINUOUS CREATION THEORY (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

continuous creation theory; steady state theory

Context example:

the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory

Hypernyms ("continuous creation theory" is a kind of...):

scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)

Domain category:

cosmogeny; cosmogony; cosmology (the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe)