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multiverse

multiverse

19 8.5
Many different universes, including ours, that might exist
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌl.tɪ.vɜrs/
translation icon : multiverso
  • The multiverse theory demands an infinite number of observers.
  • an infinite multiverse
  • multiverse theory
  • the concept of a multiverse

And so in some sense the multiverse can be likened to a bubble bath.

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Examples

  • The fate of the Multiverse may depend on it.

  • Little is known about Agyrem now; its whereabouts in the Multiverse are a mystery.

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  • So we require a multiverse in order to get solid matter.

  • Yet the main response is the multiverse theory.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So is it possible to prove the multiverse, to prove inflation?

  • And you see, string theory is a multiverse theory.

  • Similarly, the multiverse comprises every possible universe.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But for now, at least, we can only speculate about the multiverse.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Whatever the reason that we're currently fascinated with the existence of the multiverse, one thing's for sure.

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  • In science fiction, the concept of a multiverse suggests that countless different realities exist simultaneously.

Synonyms

superuniverse
vsmultiverse
  • Literature
9.9

A very large space that contains many separate universes

is a group of independent universes seen as separate worlds

How Big

superuniverse
  • Literature
9.9
multiverse
19 8.5
universe
3.2

Surface Forms

multiverse singular
multiverses plural

Morphology

multiverse = universe (transparent) = multi + universe

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' conveys many and 'universe' supplies the base concept, yielding 'many universes'.

Etymology

Multiverse joins multi- meaning 'many' and universe meaning 'one world' or 'all that exists'. So, a multiverse is the idea of many different universes or worlds, which is why scientists and writers use it to mean many possible realities.