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Small universe, specifically, the natural universe observed at a very tiny or low level; Also: (computing) A limited "sphere" - such as the subject matter of a specialized data base - that restricts the semantics of a computer program for planning or natural language understanding.

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  • The term 'microworld' literally means a tiny world in which a student can explore and discover facts that are true about that precise world.
  • Not in the everyday world we see around us but in the microworld of electrons and atoms.
  • "The greatest scientific frontier in this century is the microworld," declares engineer Yotaro Hatamura of Tokyo University.
  • Lots of ways, not least of which is the very low threshold to entry that people have to cross to create their own microworld.
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