universe of discourse

universe of discourse
noun
everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
• Syn: ↑universe
• Hypernyms: ↑content, ↑cognitive content, ↑mental object

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1. : a collection of facts, ideas or entities that is tacitly implied or understood in a given statement, context, or discussion

a proposition concerning “Americans” may be intended to apply only to American aborigines, or to citizens of the U.S., it may include all No. Americans, or be extended to So. Americans as well, the universe of discourse in each case being determined by the sense in which the word is taken

2. : an inclusive class explicitly containing all the entities to be discussed in a given discourse or investigation or theory

the individual variables of an axiom system may be required to range over members of the class of positive integers, which class is the universe of discourse for that system

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universe of discourse noun (logic)
All of the objects, ideas, etc that are expressed or implied in a discussion
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Main Entry: ↑universe

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universe of discourse,
Logic. all the objects or ideas to which an argument or discussion refers.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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