hyperreal

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English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ real.

Adjective

hyperreal (comparative more hyperreal, superlative most hyperreal)

  1. Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
  2. (mathematics, of a number) Belonging to an extension of the real numbers containing those that cannot be produced by repeatedly adding 1; hence infinite.
  3. Having the appearance of hyperrealism.
    • 2023 September 6, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate, archived from the original on 6 September 2023:
      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.

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Noun

hyperreal (plural hyperreals)

  1. A hyperreal number.

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