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cosmic inflation
KOZ-mik in-FLAY-shun
ˈkɒzmɪk ɪnˈfleɪʃənListen
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cosmicinflation
Dictionary meaning
theoretical period of exponentially accelerating expansion of the early universe occurring within a tiny fraction of the first second after the Big Bang; proposed to explain the large-scale uniformity of the cosmic microwave background and the apparent flatness and horizon problems in standard cosmology
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