Omniverse

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In physical cosmology, omniverse is a term used to differentiate a limited number of universes from all existent universes.

This necessity of this term comes from the current theories and speculations about the "Universe" splintering into: universe, multiverse, many-worlds interpretation, M-theory, Parallel universe, Possible worlds and so on, some of which are nonexistent outside the realm of science fiction. So a term that represents "all universes" has become necessary. Etymologically, "Universe" might be translated as "all facing", i.e., confronting or addressing everything. Traditionally, the term is meant to refer to the entirety of reality. Omni is a prefix meaning "all", making the omniverse encompass all possible universes, unlike the multiverse that can encompass any two or more universes. Recently, the idea of a multiverse has had limited although notable scientific appeal, and widespread popular appeal, in spite of the inherent etymological contradiction that it introduces.

The term Omniverse is believed to have been created by Mark Gruenwald, and has been popularized by the Composer-Writer Sun Ra.

The name Omniverse was used for an early-1980's semi-professional comic book fan magazine which explored the ramifiations of the DC Comics and Marvel Comics combined Multiverses (see Multiverse (DC Comics), Multiverse (Marvel Comics)).

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