ALL meanings of inflationary universe
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I i - noun inflationary universe a version of the big bang theory in which the universe underwent very rapid growth during the first fraction of a second before it settled down to its current rate of expansion. 1
- noun inflationary universe a variation of the cosmological big-bang theory in which the early stage of the evolution of the universe is postulated to include a period of accelerated expansion 0