ekpyrotic.
Used in the names "ekpyrotic universe" or "ekpyrotic scenario", coined specifically to name this theory.
Meaning & usage
Used in the names "ekpyrotic universe" or "ekpyrotic scenario", coined specifically to name this theory.
Relating to the ekpyrotic scenario, e.g. ekpyrotic cosmology.
Where this word comes from
Coined in 2001 by Paul Steinhardt, from Ancient Greek ἐκπύρωσις (ekpurōsis) "conflagration, ekpyrosis", referring in Stoic philosophy to the destruction and recreation of the world in fire.
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