This page provides an overview of various universe types, ranging from the smallest known scale to the largest hypothetical structures. The following table presents these concepts in order of increasing size and complexity, including SI prefixes and extended -verse objects.
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Universe | 93 billion light-years (observable) | The totality of space, time, matter, and energy as we know it. Our observable universe is estimated to be about 93 billion light-years in diameter. | |
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Miniverse | 10^-6 of Universe size | A hypothetical universe that is significantly smaller than our own, possibly existing at microscopic scales. |
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Microverse | 10^-9 of Universe size | An even smaller hypothetical universe, existing at scales comparable to microorganisms. |
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Nanoverse | 10^-12 of Universe size | A universe existing at the nanoscale, potentially interacting with quantum phenomena. |
Multiverse | 10^3 Universes | A hypothetical group of multiple universes, including our own. Each universe within the multiverse is sometimes called a "parallel universe". | |
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Kiloverse | 10^3 Multiverses | A collection of a thousand multiverses, representing a significant increase in scale and complexity. |
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Megaverse | 10^6 Multiverses | A hypothetical level above the multiverse, potentially containing a million multiverses with different physical laws or structures. |
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Gigaverse | 10^9 Multiverses | An enormous collection of multiverses, representing billions of different reality systems. |
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Teraverse | 10^12 Multiverses | A vast expanse containing trillions of multiverses, each potentially with its own set of physical laws and constants. |
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Xenoverse | 10^15 Multiverses | A speculative concept representing a level beyond the teraverse, potentially including realities with fundamentally different concepts of existence or dimensionality. |
Omniverse | 10^18 Multiverses | The hypothetical set of all possible universes, multiverses, and realities, encompassing all possible forms of existence within a vast but finite structure. |
Note: The concepts presented in this table, particularly those beyond the observable universe, are highly speculative and not part of mainstream scientific theories. They are often used in science fiction, philosophy, and thought experiments to explore the nature of reality and existence. The sizes given for structures larger than our universe are purely hypothetical and used for illustrative purposes only.