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u·ni·verse       [yoo-nuh-vurs] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.
2.the whole world, esp. with reference to humanity: a truth known throughout the universe.
3.a world or sphere in which something exists or prevails: his private universe.
4.Also called universe of discourse. Logic. the aggregate of all the objects, attributes, and relations assumed or implied in a given discussion.
5.Also called universal set. Mathematics. the set of all elements under discussion for a given problem.
6.Statistics. the entire population under study.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME < OF univers < L ūniversum, n. use of neut. of ūniversus entire, all, lit., turned into one, equiv. to ūni- uni- + versus (ptp. of vertere to turn)]
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pop·u·la·tion       (pŏp'yə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. All of the people inhabiting a specified area.
    2. The total number of such people.
  2. The total number of inhabitants constituting a particular race, class, or group in a specified area.
  3. The act or process of furnishing with inhabitants.
  4. Ecology All the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specified habitat.
  5. Statistics The set of individuals, items, or data from which a statistical sample is taken. Also called universe.

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u·ni·verse       (yōō'nə-vûrs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. All matter and energy, including the earth, the galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.
    1. The earth together with all its inhabitants and created things.
    2. The human race.
  3. The sphere or realm in which something exists or takes place.
  4. Logic See universe of discourse.
  5. Statistics See population.


[Middle English, from Old French univers, from Latin ūniversum, from neuter of ūniversus, whole : ūnus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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universe of discourse  
n.   Logic
A class containing all the entities referred to in a discourse or an argument. Also called universe.

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universe 
1589, "the whole world, cosmos," from O.Fr. univers (12c.), from L. universum "the universe," noun use of neut. of adj. universus "all together," lit. "turned into one," from unus "one" (see one) + versus, pp. of vertere "to turn" (see versus). Properly a loan-translation of Gk. to holon "the universe," noun use of neut. of adj. holos "whole" (see safe (adj.)).

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universe

noun
1. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" 
2. (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" [syn: population] 
3. everything stated or assumed in a given discussion 

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universe       (y'nə-vûrs')  Pronunciation Key 
The totality of matter, energy, and space, including the Solar System, the galaxies, and the contents of the space between the galaxies. Current theories of cosmology suggest that the universe is constantly expanding.

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Universe

U"ni*verse\, n. [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.] All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the ? ? of the Greeks, the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation.

How may I Adore thee, Author of this universe And all this good to man! --Milton.

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