alternative universe

== English == === Alternative forms === alternate universe (US) === Noun === alternative universe (plural alternative universes) (physics, cosmology) A hypothetical world situated in a different dimension of space and time than the real world consisting of the universe known and experienced by human beings. (literature, narratology) An imaginary realm, often a variant form of the real world or of the fictional universe usually depicted in a work, depicting a different way events could have unfolded or the universe could have functioned. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====