universe

Noun
  1. Everything that exists anywhere (synset 109489410)
    "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
    is a type of: natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man
    subtypes:
    • closed universe - (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter
    • natural order - the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
    • nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
    member holonym: extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
    has:
    same as: cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, world
  2. (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn (synset 106035684)
    "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
    referred to in: statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
    is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    subtypes: subpopulation - a population that is part of a larger population
    same as: population
  3. Everything stated or assumed in a given discussion (synset 105822288)
    is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    same as: universe of discourse

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