macroworld

noun

macroworld

noun

US /ˈmækɹoʊˌwɝld/

Etymology From macro- + world.

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.

  • Perhaps there is indeterminacy in the macroworld, but quantum theory cannot justify such a claim.2002, James Franklin Harris, Analytic Philosophy of Religion, →ISBN, page 226:
Related terms
microworld, nanoworld

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