macroworld

English

Alternative forms

  • macro-world

Etymology

macro- +‎ world

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: ˈmækɹoʊwɝld

Noun

macroworld (plural macroworlds)

  1. A world or reality on a larger scale, thus for example the social scale when discussing individual affairs, or the human scale when discussing particle physics.
    • 2002, James Franklin Harris, Analytic Philosophy of Religion [1], ISBN 140200530X, page 226:
      Perhaps there is indeterminacy in the macroworld, but quantum theory cannot justify such a claim.

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Last modified on 24 August 2010, at 16:22