possible world


noun
  1. logic (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world

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How to use possible world in a sentence

  • She had given no thought to the question whether this is the best or worst possible world.

    Comrade Yetta | Albert Edwards