multiverse

Definition

The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.

Etymology

First appeared c. 1895. Blend of multiple + universe, coined by American philosopher William James. By surface analysis, multi- + -verse.

Example Sentences

• "Visible nature is all plasticity and indifference, a multiverse, as one might call it, and not a universe."
• "I've never gone through a place like Racine without thinking which house with the rubber-tire swing for kids and piano-practicing inside was like Stiva Lausch's, who had two daughters brought up with every refinement, including piano lessons, and how such little-speaking Odessa-bred sons had gotten on a track like this through the multiverse."
• "Our universe is a very small part of the multiverse."

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