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open universe [′ō·pən ′yü·nə‚vərs]

(astronomy)

A cosmological model in which the volume of the universe is infinite and its expansion will continue forever.

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No references found			An open universe would have no boundaries; it would keep going forever with no restrictions. Deuterium-hydrogen ratios in stars by Knoche, Phil / Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science Since God continuously creates as well as sustains the world, humans cannot know what potentialities and creative possibilities exist in an open universe. PRAYER MAKES A DIFFERENCE - I'd bet my life on it by CALLAHAN, SIDNEY / Commonweal Recent observations seem to favor such an open universe, which Adams and Laughlin adopt in their study. From here to eternity; tracking the future of the cosmos by Cowen, Ron / Science News			open stairway open standard open standards open statement open stope open storage open string open subroutine open switch open system Open System Architecture Open Systems Open Systems Interconnect Open Systems Interconnection Open Telecom Platform open tendering open timbering open time Open Trading Protocol Open Transport open traverse Open Treaties open triangular region open tuberculosis open tubular column open universe Open University open valley open verdict open water open web open well open wire open wiring open workings Open, Sesame! Open-Access Same-Time Information System open-angle glaucoma open-arc furnace open-belt drive open-bus system open-cast mining open-cell foam open-center plan position indicator open-chain compound open-circle deoxyribonucleic acid Open-Circuit and Short-Circuit Method open-circuit grinding open-circuit grouting open-circuit impedance open-circuit jack			Open Training and Education Network Open Training Platform Open Transaction Environment Open Transaction Manager Access Open Translation Engine Open Transport Open Transport Open Transport Network Open Transport Service Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe Open Transport/Point-To-Point Protocol Open Travel Data Access Protocol open traverse Open Treaties open triangular region open tuberculosis open tuberculosis open tuberculosis Open Tubular Capillary Electro-Chromatography open tubular column Open Tubular Liquid Chromatography Open Two Seater Open Type Open Type Fonts Open Type Organizer Open Uniform Resource Locator open unimproved wet space open universe Open Universiteit Open Universiteit Nederland Open Universities Australia Open University Open University Open University Open University (UK) Open University (UK) Open University and Continuing Education Open University Awarding Body Open University Business School Open University Careers Advisory Service Open University Centre for Education in Medicine Open University Chemistry Society Open University Computer Username Open University Degree Programme Open University Geological Society Open University in Wales Open University in Wales Open University Law Society Open University of British Columbia Open University of Cyprus Open University of Hong Kong Open University of Kaohsiung Open University of Malaysia Open University of Sri Lanka Open University of the Netherlands Open University of the United Kingdom

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