un-Einsteinian

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ Einsteinian.

Adjective

un-Einsteinian (comparative more un-Einsteinian, superlative most un-Einsteinian)

1. Not in accordance with the theories of physics as laid out by Albert Einstein.
   • 2010, RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics, Spring/Autumn 2010:

     Note that to put it this way is precisely not to argue that Cubist space was "based on" Riemann's; that would amount to suggesting, in a perfectly un-Einsteinian fashion, that Cubism accepted Riemannian space as its apriori and then went on to represent it illusionistically.

   • 2012 June 8, “Back to the future”, in The Economist:

     The particles may not be un-Einsteinian, but they remain weirdly fascinating all the same.

2. (rare) Unlike Albert Einstein; unintelligent.
   • 2011, Mark Elswick, Padman:

     As I prepared to put into action my un-Einsteinian plot, I grabbed the string to untie my drawers and yank them down.