clockwork universe

noun

A universe in which all of the actions of matter and energy operate as reactions according to predetermined rules set down by a creator, like the movements of a clock.

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Meanings

nounclockwork universe (plural clockwork universes)

plural clockwork universes

  1. metaphysicshuman sciencesA universe in which all of the actions of matter and energy operate as reactions according to predetermined rules set down by a creator, like the movements of a clock.
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