hyperreal

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ real.

Adjective

hyperreal (comparative more hyperreal, superlative most hyperreal)

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.

Derived terms

• hyperreal religion

 

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: hyperreaali, hyperreaalinen
• German: hyperreell
• Polish: hiperrealistyczny

Noun

hyperreal (plural hyperreals)

1. A hyperreal number.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: hyperreaaliluku (fi)
• German: hyperreelle Zahl f
• Polish: liczba hiperrealistyczna f