big bang theory

big bang theory
a theory that deduces a cataclysmic birth of the universe (big bang) from the observed expansion of the universe, cosmic background radiation, abundance of the elements, and the laws of physics. Also called big-bang model. Cf. steady state theory.
[1950-55]

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