Universe (mathematics)
In mathematics, and particularly in set theory and the foundations of mathematics, a universe is a class that contains (as elements) all the entities one wishes to consider in a given situation. There are several versions of this general idea, described in the following sections.
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“By it, is the universe made safe and habitable, not by science or power.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)