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Cosmology vs Universal - What's the difference?

cosmology | universal |

As nouns the difference between cosmology and universal

is that cosmology is the study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate while universal is (philosophy) a characteristic or property that particular things have in common.

As an adjective universal is

of or pertaining to the universe.

cosmology

English

Noun

  • The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Robert L. Dorit , title=Rereading Darwin , volume=100, issue=1, page=23 , magazine= citation , passage=We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology , alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year.}}
  • A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
  • A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.

    • Related terms

    * cosmologist * cosmogony * cosmological

    See also

    * eschatology * big bang theory * steady state theory

    universal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the universe.
  • Common to all members of a group or class.
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  • Common to all society; world-wide
    • She achieved universal fame.
  • Cosmic; unlimited; vast; infinite
  • Useful for many purposes, e.g., universal wrench .

    • Derived terms

    * universalise, universalize * universal quantifier

    Related terms

    * universe * university

    Antonyms

    * nonuniversal

    See also

    * (wikipedia "universal") * general * global

    External links

    * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
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  • * {{quote-book, year=1970, title=Speech acts, author=John R. Searle
    • , passage=We might also distinguish those expressions which are used to refer to individuals or particulars from those which are used to refer to what philosophers have called universals : e.g., to distinguish such expressions as "Everest" and "this chair" from "the number three", "the color red" and "drunkenness". citation

    See also

    * particular

    External links

    * * The Medieval Problem of Universals - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ----