hyperreal

hyperreal

English

Etymology

    From hyper- + real.

    Adjective

    hyperreal (not comparable)

    1. Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
    2. (mathematics, of a number) Belonging to an extension of the real numbers containing those that cannot be produced by repeatedly adding 1; hence infinite.
    3. 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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    Noun

    hyperreal (plural hyperreals)

    1. A hyperreal number.

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