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This tag is for questions related to definitions and nuances of meaning of a word or phrase.

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Difference between "World" and "Universe"

What are the differences between the two? I thought that "World" means everything, i.e the same as "Universe" (disclaimer: I'm not making a statement about multiverses here, don't take it as a scienti …
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Does "exact" determine the precision or the accuracy of something?

When I say "the speed of light is exactly 300000000m/s", is that an incorrect or a correct statement? That is, does "exactly" refer to the precision of an estimate (then my statement would be correc …
Johannes Schaub - litb's user avatar