· everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
Synonym(s): existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
Hypernym(s): natural_object
· (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
Synonym(s): population
Hypernym(s): collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
· everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
Synonym(s): universe_of_discourse
Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object