macroworld

English

Alternative forms

  • macro-world

Etymology

From macro- +‎ world.

Pronunciation

  • (US) 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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