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Adjective: hyperreal  ,hI-pu(r)'ree(-u)l
  1. (of an artwork etc.) highly realistic, with fine detail
    "The painter's hyperreal portraits were often mistaken for photographs"
     
  2. Exaggerated compared to reality
    "The action movie's hyperreal fight scenes defied the laws of physics"
Noun: hyperreal  ,hI-pu(r)'ree(-u)l
  1. (mathematics) one of a generalized concept of numbers that includes infinite and infinitesimal numbers in a well-defined way
    "hyperreals are used in non-standard analysis to rigorously deal with infinitesimals";
    - hyperreal number

Derived forms: hyperreals

Encyclopedia: Hyperreal