UNIVERSE
universe, universe of discourse
(noun) everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
population, universe
(noun) (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; “it is an estimate of the mean of the population”
universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
(noun) everything that exists anywhere; “they study the evolution of the universe”; “the biggest tree in existence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
universe (plural er-noun)
Alternative letter-case form of Universe; Our universe.
Noun
universe (plural universes)
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
Everything under consideration.
(marketing, economics) A sample taken from the population.
An imaginary collection of worlds.
(literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
Etymology
Proper noun
the Universe
Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
Hypernym: universe (generalization of the Universe into a generic object)
Coordinate terms: World, Galaxy, Cosmos, Reality
Source: Wiktionary
U"ni*verse, n. Etym: [L. universum, from universus universal; unus one + vertere, versum, to turn, that is, turned into one, combined into one whole; cf. F. univers. See One, and Verse.]
Definition: All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation. How may I Adore thee, Author of this universe And all this good to man! Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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