hyperreal

A hyperreal number.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
  2. 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.
    • 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...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real English hyperreal From hyper- + real.

Derived

hyperreal religion

Noun

  1. A hyperreal number.

Forms

hyperreals