According to general relativity, how is time affected by gravity?

A) Time is not affected by gravity.
B) Time is affected by gravity, but not in a predictable way.
C) Time is stopped by any gravitational field.
D) Time runs faster in stronger gravitational fields.
E) Time runs slower in stronger gravitational fields.


E

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