- universality
- universality late 14c., from O.Fr. universaliteit (14c.) or directly from L.L. universalitas, from L. universalis (see UNIVERSAL (Cf. universal)).
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Universality — may refer to:* Universality (dynamical systems) * Universality (medieval history) * Universality (philosophy), meaning present in all places and all times * Universality (theory of computation)See also: * Universal * Universalism (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Universality — U ni*ver*sal i*ty, n.; pl. {Universalties}. [Cf. F. universalit[ e].] The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension or application; generality; distinguished from particularity; as, the unversality of a proposition; the unversality … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
universality — index generality (bulk), whole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
universality — [yo͞o΄nə vər sal′ə tē] n. pl. universalities 1. quality, state, or instance of being universal 2. unlimited range, application, occurrence, etc.; comprehensiveness … English World dictionary
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universality — universal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases. DERIVATIVES universality noun universally adverb … English terms dictionary
Universality (dynamical systems) — In statistical mechanics, universality is the observation that there are properties for a large class of systems that are independent of the dynamical details of the system. Systems that display universality tend to be chaotic and often have a… … Wikipedia
Universality (philosophy) — In philosophy, universalism is a doctrine or school claiming universal facts can be discovered and is therefore understood as being in opposition to relativism. In certain religions, Universality is the quality ascribed to an entity whose… … Wikipedia
universality of education — ugdymo universalumas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Ugdymo mokslo kuriama visa apimanti mokymo, lavinimo ir auklėjimo sistema, tinkama visoms tautoms ir visiems laikams. Tai visuotinis, visapusiškas, bendras, viskam tinkamas ugdymas, dar… … Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas
universality — noun Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being universal 2. universal comprehensiveness in range … New Collegiate Dictionary
