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Definitions for: Universe [n] everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
[n] (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
[n] the whole collection of existing things
[n] everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: cosmos, cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, population, universe of discourse, world
See Also: accumulation, accumulation, aggregation, aggregation, assemblage, assemblage, celestial body, cognitive content, collection, collection, content, estraterrestrial body, extragalactic nebula, extraterrestrial object, galaxy, heavenly body, mental object, natural object, natural order, nature, subpopulation
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