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2024
Hubble_law
Hubble law
English
Noun
Hubble
law
(
uncountable
)
(
astronomy
)
states that the
velocity
at which a
distant
object is
receding
from the
Earth
(as measured by its
redshift
) is proportional to its
distance
;
observational
evidence
for an
expanding
universe
Alternative forms
Hubble's law
Related terms
Hubble constant
Etymology
After
Edwin Powell Hubble
, American astronomer
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