universe of discourse

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   everything stated or assumed in a given discussion

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Questions about universe of discourse

What does universe of discourse mean?

universe of discourse means "everything stated or assumed in a given discussion".

What is another word for universe of discourse?

Close synonyms include universe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is universe of discourse a common word?

universe of discourse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.