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universe n. [
existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm] everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
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universe n. [
population] (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
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universe n. [
universe of discourse] everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
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