Big Bang
nameEtymology
Coined by English astronomer Fred Hoyle on the BBC Third Programme, broadcast at 18:30 GMT on 28 March 1949. It is a popular but misinformed belief that this was intended as a derogatory term, Hoyle being a proponent of the opposing steady state theory, but Hoyle himself has rejected that notion.
Definitions
The cosmic event that marks the beginning of time and the rapid expansion of space for…
The cosmic event that marks the beginning of time and the rapid expansion of space for the visible universe. The evolution of the universe since that beginning point is described by the Big Bang Theory.
- On scientific grounds this big bang assumption is much less the palatable of the two.
The sudden deregulation of financial markets effected by prime minister Margaret Thatcher…
The sudden deregulation of financial markets effected by prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1986.
a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an infinitely small, hot,…
a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an infinitely small, hot, and dense point.
- Many-worlds interpretations of physics suggest that millions of big bangs might be happening as we speak.
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A large implementation of a system rather than phased or gradual delivery.
- They're planning for an upcoming release that promises to be a big bang.
Alternative letter-case form of Big Bang.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Big Bang. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA