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  2. Parallel universes in fiction - Wikipedia

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    A parallel universe, also known as an alternative universe, parallel world, parallel dimension, alternative reality, or alternative dimension, is a hypothetical universe co-existing with one's own, typically distinct in some way. [1] The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reality is often called the "multiverse".

  3. Multiverse - Wikipedia

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    The quantum multiverse creates a new universe when a diversion in events occurs, as in the real-worlds variant of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Holographic The holographic multiverse is derived from the theory that the surface area of a space can encode the contents of the volume of the region. Simulated

  4. Alternative universe (fan fiction) - Wikipedia

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    Some alternative timeline stories are called "fix-it fiction" because they rewrite the story so that the consequences of certain events are undone, although beginning events are the same. [1] Another example of a sub genre of the alternative timeline story is called a "do-over fiction", similar to "fix-it fiction" in which consequences of an ...

  5. List of fantasy worlds - Wikipedia

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    An alternate dimension entered only via dreams. Polaris: 1918: N G Dying Earth: Jack Vance: A worn-out Earth with a dying Sun in the far distant future where magic prevails. The Dying Earth: 1950: N G Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin: A planet consisting of numerous islands. The Word of Unbinding: 1964: N T R A Eberron: Keith Baker: A campaign ...

  6. Alternate reality - Wikipedia

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    Alternate reality (or Alternative reality, UK English) often refers to parallel universes in fiction, a self-contained separate world, universe or reality coexisting with the real world, which is used as a recurring plot point or setting used in fantasy and science fiction. Alternate reality may also refer to:

  7. Fourth dimension in literature - Wikipedia

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    Others preferred to think of the fourth dimension in spatial terms, and some associated the new mathematics with wider changes in modern culture. In science fiction, a higher "dimension" often refers to parallel or alternate universes or other imagined planes of existence. This usage is derived from the idea that to travel to parallel/alternate ...

  8. List of fictional universes in animation and comics - Wikipedia

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    It was also revealed that the series Generator Rex takes place in an alternate dimension or timeline. Bismark universe "The Space Adventurers" (Bismark) 1984 Original TV series later adapted into Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs in North America. In the original Bismark series, a scientist created the international starship Bismarck to fight ...

  9. List of fictional shared universes in film and television

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    Law & Order debuted in 1990, but its inclusion of John Munch connected it to Homicide: Life on the Street, which in turn connected it to the earlier show, St. Elsewhere, and thus the Tommy Westphall Universe. Munch also connects it to the X-Files universe, The Beat, Arrested Development, and The Wire. The Cosby Show and A Different World: The ...