Meaning of UBIQUITY
| Pronunciation: | | yoob'ikwutee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) |
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| | Synonyms: | | omnipresence, ubiquitousness |
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| | See Also: | | presence | |
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| | Definition: | |  Ubiquity
A science journalist explores universality, a concept of theoretical physics which holds that chaotic events (World War I) and disastrous physical phenomena (the 1988 Yellowstone Fire) happen because elements have reached a `critical state` that leads to the collapse of structure. His examples amply demonstrate that these critical states can not be determined. more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | \U*biq"ui*ty\, n. [L. ubique everywhere, fr. ubi where,
perhaps for cubi, quobi (cf. alicubi anywhere), and if so
akin to E. who: cf. F. ubiquit['e].]
1. Existence everywhere, or in places, at the same time;
omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by
those who admit his existence.
The arms of Rome . . . were impeded by . . . the
wide spaces to be traversed and the ubiquity of the
enemy. --C. Merivale.
2. (Theol.) The doctrine, as formulated by Luther, that
Christ's glorified body is omnipresent.
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