macroworld

macroworld

English

Alternative forms

  • macro-world

Etymology

    From macro- + world.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmækɹoʊˌwɝld/

    Noun

    macroworld (plural macroworlds)

    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.
      • 2002, James Franklin Harris, Analytic Philosophy of Religion[1], →ISBN, page 226:
        Perhaps there is indeterminacy in the macroworld, but quantum theory cannot justify such a claim.