An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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A Universe in which the matter energy density (Ω_m ≈ 1) provides most of the total energy density. According to the → Big Bang model, in the early history of the → Universe a → radiation-dominated phase preceded the matter-dominated phase. This phase is characterized by R/R₀ ∝ t^2/3, where R is the → cosmic scale factor and t is time.

→ matter; → dominate; → Universe.