Pervasive vs Universal - What's the difference?
pervasive | universal |
Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
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
Cosmic; unlimited; vast; infinite
Useful for many purposes, e.g., universal wrench .
(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".
Universal is a synonym of pervasive.
As adjectives the difference between pervasive and universal
is that pervasive is manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything while universal is of or pertaining to the universe.As a noun universal is
a characteristic or property that particular things have in common.pervasive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.
Synonyms
* (manifested throughout) penetrating, permeating, pervadinguniversal
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Adjective
(en adjective)- She achieved universal fame.
Derived terms
* universalise, universalize * universal quantifierAntonyms
* nonuniversalSee also
* (wikipedia "universal") * general * globalExternal links
* *Noun
(en noun)citation
See also
* particularExternal links
* *The Medieval Problem of Universals- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ----