Multiverse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Multiverse is a noun meaning (philosophy) The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.
Meaning
(philosophy) The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.
More Meanings
- (physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.
- (fiction) The different canons, continuities or timelines of a fictional property, considered as a whole.
Example Sentences
Our universe is a very small part of the multiverse.
In the DC multiverse, our reality is called "Earth-33". But in the Marvel multiverse, it's "Earth-1218".
Visible nature is all plasticity and indifference, a multiverse, as one might call it, and not a universe.
I can’t help feeling that in the closest arm of the multiverse, there is a version of me that is fatter and happier.
Word Forms
- multiverses
Synonyms for multiverse
Depending on context, synonyms include maniverse, meta-universe, metauniverse, metaverse, pluriverse, superverse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nulliverse, absurd, outworld, worldlessness, unpurpose, nihilism.
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