hyperreal

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Definition of hyperreal

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
  2. (not-comparable)Belonging to an extension of the real numbers containing those that cannot be produced by repeatedly adding 1; hence infinite.
  3. (not-comparable)Having the appearance of hyperrealism.
    “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.”

noun

  1. A hyperreal number.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real English hyperreal From hyper- + real.

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