1. (

• universe ,
• existence ,
• creation ,
• world ,
• cosmos ,
• macrocosm

) everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" ;

2. (

• population ,
• universe ,

) (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" ;

3. (

• universe ,
• universe_of_discourse

) everything stated or assumed in a given discussion ;