macroworld

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

macro- +‎ world

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. 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.
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