hyperreal
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edithyperreal (comparative more hyperreal, superlative most hyperreal)
- Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
- (mathematics, of a number) Belonging to an extension of the real numbers containing those that cannot be produced by repeatedly adding 1; hence infinite.
- Having the appearance of hyperrealism.
- 2023 September 6, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate[1], archived from the original on 6 September 2023:
- There's far more than just hot dogs to feast on too. The pizzas—gigantic, floppy, with a hyperreal waxy sheen—are mythic. They arrive exclusively in cheese, pepperoni, or supreme—the holy trinity—and will run you an eminently affordable $1.99 for a ridiculously huge wedge-shaped slice.
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edithyperreal (plural hyperreals)
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