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universe vs closed universe

closed universe vs universe

universe and closed universe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
universe Yes No No No
closed universe Yes No No No
As nouns, closed universe is a hyponym of universe; that is, closed universe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than universe:
  • universe: everything that exists anywhere
  • closed universe: (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter
Other hyponyms of universe include natural order, nature.
universe (noun) closed universe (noun)
everything stated or assumed in a given discussion (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter
(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
everything that exists anywhere
Difference between universe and closed universe

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