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ubiquity

Ubiquity is the state of being everywhere all the time. Some ubiquity is real (the ubiquity of sadness at a funeral), and some only seems real (the ubiquity of cowboy boots in Texas).

A god is a great example of ubiquity: an all-knowing deity that exists in every nook and cranny. The Latin root word ubique means “everywhere,” and something with ubiquity is indeed everywhere, and hard to avoid. Sometimes ubiquity is a mind trick, like noticing that 1134 looks like “hell” upside down, then you notice that the clock reads 11:34, your groceries cost $11.34, and you have 1134 emails in your inbox. Wherever you go, the ubiquity of 1134 finds you.

DEFINITIONS OF: ubiquity

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n the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

Synonyms:
omnipresence, ubiquitousness
Type of:
presence
the state of being present; current existence
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