hubble-constant

Nouns

  • (n) (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today Hubble parameter, Hubble's constant, Hubble's parameter,

Synonyms

Hubble parameter Hubble's constant Hubble's parameter

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