Look up: universe

1. universe
   Latin, meaning: generally, in general.
   Found on http://archives.nd.edu/uuu.htm
   
   
2. Universe
   A term sometimes used to describe the total number of operators or competitors in a particular field, or the number of available stocks from which a portfolio is selected. Investment manager performance surveys are also referred to in this way.
   Found on http://www.skandia.co.uk/glossary/index.
   
   
3. universe
   [n] - everything that exists anywhere 2. [n] - the whole collection of existing things 3. [n] - everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
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4. Universe
   Everything around us is part of the Universe.
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5. Universe
   The Universe in which we live consists of several hundred billion galaxies. These galaxies are grouped as superclusters and clusters. Astronomers currently favour the Big-Bang theory of the origin of the Universe, with recent results (of cosmic microwave background radiation) tending to support this view
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6. Universe
   (see also Survey universe)
   Found on http://www.agbnielsen.net/glossary/gloss
   
   
7. Universe
   All the matter and space that exists.Age of the UniverseThe time elapsed since the singularity predicted by the Big Bang theory, estimated to be around 13 billion years.
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8. universe
   universe of discourse noun everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
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9. universe
   existence noun everything that exists anywhere; `they study the evolution of the universe`; `the biggest tree in existence`
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10. Universe
    • (n.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
11. universe
    (from the article `public opinion`) The term universe is used to denote whatever body of people is being studied. Any segment of society, so long as it can be replicated, can represent ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/13
    
    
12. Universe
    (from the article `Sears Tower`) ...at which points louvers clad the areas devoted to mechanical operations of the building. In the lobby is a major work by the American sculptor ...
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13. universe
    the whole cosmic system of matter and energy of which the Earth is a part. See Cosmos.
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14. Universe
    All of the observable phenomena in the celestial cosmos.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo
    
    
15. universe
    
    • everything that exists anywhere
    • the whole collection of existing things
    • (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
    • everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
    
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16. Universe
    The total names and addresses in a given list or market segment fitting a single set of specifications.
    Found on http://www.nmoa.org/Library/index.htm
    
    
17. Universe
    Total number of individuals that might be included on a mailing list; all of those fitting a single set of specifications.
    Found on http://www.the-cma.org/public.html?WCE=C
    
    
18. universe
    universe, totality of matter and energy in existence. The study of the origin of the universe, or cosmos, is known as cosmogony, and that of its structure and evolution, cosmology. The age of the universe depends on which theory of cosmology one accepts. According to the big bang theory, favored by ...
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19. Universe
    (a) Metaphysics (1) The complete natural world, (2) That whole composed of all particulars and of all universals. (3) The Absolute. (b) Logic: The universe of discourse in any given treatment is that class such that all other classes treated are subclasses of it and consequently such that all member...
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20. Universe
    The universe is all of space and its contents.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
21. universe
    All of space and its contents, the study of which is called cosmology. The universe is thought to be between 10 billion and 20 billion years old, and is mostly empty space, dotted with galaxies for as far as telescopes can see. These galaxies are moving further apart as the universe expands. Current ...
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22. Universe
    In astronomy, the sum total of all things which can be directly observed or whose physical effects on other things can be detected.
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23. Universe
    The `universe` is commonly defined as the totality of everything that publisher=Wiley Publishing, Inc.-->--> including all physical space, time, matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of title=Cambridge Advanced Learner`s Dictionary-->--> although this usage may differ wit...
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24. Universe
    (mathematics) : In mathematical logic, the `universe` of a structure (or model``) is its domain. In mathematics, and particularly in set theory and the foundations of mathematics, a `universe` is a class that contains (as elements) all the entities one wishes to consider in a given sit...
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25. Universe
    (economics) In economics and marketing a `universe` is a population to be studied or measured. In economics a population to be measured is described as a "universe", and the measures which are generated are intended to reflect the behavior of that population. Different statistical s...
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