universes

Noun

universe (plural universes)

1. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
   • Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?
   1. An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
2. Everything under consideration.
   • In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
   1. The set of all things considered.
   2. (psychometrics) The set of all admissible observations.
      • In general content-related evidence demonstrates the degree to which the sample of items, tasks or questions on a test is representative of some defined universe or domain of content.2005, Dato de Gruijter, Leo van der Kamp, Statistical Test Theory for Education and psychology, page 79
   3. A sample taken from the population.

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