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Hubble constant

Hub·ble con·stant [ húbb'lz kònstənt ] or Hub·ble's con·stant [ húbb'lz kònstənt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
measure of universe's expansion: the ratio that expresses the rate of the universe's expansion, equal to the speed at which galaxies appear to be moving away from Earth divided by their distance

[Mid-20th century. After Edwin Hubble]
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