microworld
noun
mi·cro·world
ˈmī-krō-ˌwər(-ə)ld 
: a small universe
specifically
: the natural universe observed at the microscopic or submicroscopic level
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Hands have their own internal structure and principles of motion, which means that combining the way streaks tend to flow for a whole scene can easily miss what’s going on in the microworld of a hand.
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
And if other pollinators react to pollution in a similar way to hawk moths, then agricultural output, biodiversity and the microworlds of insects—which are crucial for the health of humans and other wildlife—may all be impacted when scents disappear.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Logic demands that there does not exist an unknown, deterministic layer in the microworld.
—Lee Phillips, Ars Technica, 28 July 2017
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
And if other pollinators react to pollution in a similar way to hawk moths, then agricultural output, biodiversity and the microworlds of insects—which are crucial for the health of humans and other wildlife—may all be impacted when scents disappear.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Logic demands that there does not exist an unknown, deterministic layer in the microworld.
—Lee Phillips, Ars Technica, 28 July 2017
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“Microworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microworld. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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