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I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism.
Hugo Chavez

Meaning of "possible world" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POSSIBLE WORLD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSSIBLE WORLD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Possible world is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POSSIBLE WORLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Possible world

In philosophy and logic, the concept of a possible world is used to express modal claims. The concept of possible worlds is common in contemporary philosophical discourse and has also been disputed, such as in Ladyman and Ross' seminal paper, Every Thing Must Go.

Definition of possible world in the English dictionary

The definition of possible world in the dictionary is a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSSIBLE WORLD

possessionate
possessionless
possessions
possessive
possessive adjective
possessive pronoun
possessively
possessiveness
possessor
possessorship
possessory
posset
possibilism
possibilist
possibilities
possibility
possible
possibly
possie
possum

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSSIBLE WORLD

brave new world
bring into the world
come into the world
developing world
dream world
for all the world
for the world
give to the world
in the world
in-world
man of the world
not long for this world
old-world
on top of the world
other world
out-of-this-world
real world
the Free World
underworld
with the best will in the world
world

Synonyms and antonyms of possible world in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «possible world» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSSIBLE WORLD

Find out the translation of possible world to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of possible world from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «possible world» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可能世界
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mundo posible
570 millions of speakers

English

possible world
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संभव दुनिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عالم ممكن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возможный мир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mundo possível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্ভব বিশ্বের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monde possible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dunia yang mungkin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mögliche Welt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

可能世界
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가능 세계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bisa donya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thế giới có thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாத்தியமான உலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शक्य जग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Olası dünya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mondo possibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

możliwe świecie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

можливий світ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

posibil lume
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυνατό κόσμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moontlike wêreld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

möjlig värld
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mulige verden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of possible world

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSSIBLE WORLD»

The term «possible world» is regularly used and occupies the 72.252 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSSIBLE WORLD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «possible world» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «possible world» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about possible world

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QUOTES WITH «POSSIBLE WORLD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word possible world.
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Hugo Chavez
I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSSIBLE WORLD»

Discover the use of possible world in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to possible world and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Possible World: Democratic Transformation of Global ...
If democratic values are still sought after, then their deficit at international level must be addressed. This book surveys the range of proposals on the table, with an emphasis on feasibility.
Heikki Patomäki, Teivo Teivainen, 2004
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The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible
Throughout the book, Eisenstein relates real-life stories showing how small, individual acts of courage, kindness, and self-trust can change our culture’s guiding narrative of separation, which, he shows, has generated the present ...
Charles Eisenstein, 2013
3
Another World Is Possible If...
An accessible, no-holds-barred analysis of globalization, movements for social change and justice, and alternate strategies.
Susan George, 2004
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Possible Worlds
John Divers. Other property-centred concepts that are articulated in possible- world terms are the venerable metaphysical concepts of essential property and essence. For any metaphysically possible world w and for any possible individual x, ...
John Divers, 2006
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Possible Worlds in Literary Theory
When philosophers assume the occurrence of an alternative possible world, in which a different set of state- propositions obtains (in which, for instance, the dice fell differently, as in Kripke's example of a play in dice producing a number of ...
Ruth Ronen, 1994
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Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview
A possible world is a way the world might be. One can think of a possible world as a maximal description of reality; nothing is left out. It may be thought of as a maximal state of affairs, which includes every other state of affairs or its complement, ...
James Porter Moreland, William Lane Craig, 2003
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The Possible and the Actual: Readings in the Metaphysics of ...
A necessary being is one that exists in every possible world; and only some objects — numbers, properties, pure sets, propositions, states of affairs, God — have this distinction. Many philosophers have thought there couldn't be a necessary ...
Michael J. Loux, 1979
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Atheism: A Philosophical Justification
The Best of All Possible Worlds Theodicy One traditional theodicy maintains that this is the best of all possible worlds" — that although our world contains evil, any other possible world would be worse overall in that it would contain more evil or ...
Michael Martin, 1992
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Negation, Text Worlds, and Discourse: The Pragmatics of Fiction
The latter principle allows for a redefinition of possible world theory where even a world that does not follow the Law of Non-Contradiction is possible. This view is based on the assumption that even the "real" or actual world that we inhabit is a ...
Laura Hidalgo-Downing, 2000
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Does the World Exist?: Plurisignificant Ciphering of Reality
2) Actualism in Possible World Realism. According to Possibilism in Possible World Realism: 1 ) All the worlds have the same ontological status. 2) To be actual is an indexical expression. Every possible world is actual through itself.
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSSIBLE WORLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term possible world is used in the context of the following news items.
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US track team wraps up strong Pan Ams performance
Less than 10 of the possible world participants competed here for the United States. "We came to perform and put on for our country," said ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
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US track team wraps up strong outing at Pan Ams
Less than 10 of the possible world participants competed here for the United States. "We came to perform and put on for our country," said ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
3
Alistair Smith: Subsidised culture shouldn't be chasing economic …
In what possible world is Disney's Pinocchio a legitimate use of that money? “Subsidy exists to enable things that would not otherwise happen, ... «The Stage, Jul 15»
4
The Brink Season 2 Renewed By HBO
... them, these three endangered individuals must pull to an aircraft carrier on the Red Sea to save the planet from a possible World War. Others ... «TV Newsroom, Jul 15»
5
Why are our golfers good guys and our tennis players brats?
The point is that right now, we have three possible world-beating golfers who are also remarkably good blokes and ambassadors for their sport, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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IK Multimedia and Mesa Engineering announce AmpliTube MESA …
Its innovative "cascading" tube preamp introduced guitarists to a new, never-before-possible world of sustain that was, at long last, separate ... «HEXUS, Jul 15»
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WWII-era explosive device found in St. Pete home
A bomb squad removed a possible World War II-era explosive device from a St. Petersburg home on Thursday night, authorities said. «TBO.com, Jul 15»
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Bok youngsters face baptism of fire
... 21-year old's counter-attacking abilities, as well as his try against the Wallabies in Brisbane have underlined his potential as a possible World ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
9
WULL Seniors reach East Texas state finals
... back for a second run at another possible world title and that experience from last year alone could make the process a bit easier this time. «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
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Donaire vows to train hard for WBA title fight
... break before returning to the gym to begin training for a possible World Boxing Association title fight against champion, Britain's Scott Quigg. «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»

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