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By G. Adams this space has been appositely called archetypal space, or ur-space.

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  1. noun Mathematics A set of elements or points satisfying specified geometric postulates: non-Euclidean space.
  2. noun The infinite extension of the three-dimensional region in which all matter exists.
  3. noun The expanse in which the solar system, stars, and galaxies exist; the universe.

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  • "Having this space is a real gift because it brings our services into the public, whereas before, the circumstances of our location made it all private," Nivella says, his brother solemnly nodding along. —  North Coast Journal Comments
  • The flow of the center console creates a unique 60 / 60 design that gives both driver and front passenger the look and feeling that 60 percent of the space is accessible from their seating position. —  Automotive Headlines
  • Let me digress, because no matter how obvious, this needs to be said: The idea that mixed martial arts coverage would be welcomed in this space was a pipedream in '05. —  SI.com
  • More than anything, this space is an outlet for sharing and commenting on things I'm currently involved in, infatuated with, or annoyed by, and it just so happens that a lot of those things have to do with computers. —  Justin Blanton
  • But he decided to focus on Freeman instead because he found that like many Los Angeles residents she "was very much a function of the space that she existed in" and conversely the space was a function of her, Christie's said. —  The Modesto Bee: Front
 

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area ·  room ·  field ·  light ·  structure ·  land ·  power ·  material ·  distance

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  1. Middle English, area, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium.

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  1. from Middle English space, from Old French (and F.) espace = Provencal espaci = Spanish espacio = Portuguese espaço = Italian spazio, from Latin spatium, room, space, distance, interval, a public walk, etc., literally ‘that which is drawn out,’ from √ spa, draw out; cf. Greek σπᾶν, draw, draw out, Sanskritsphā, fatten. Cf. span, spade.
  2. from space, n. Cf. spatiate, expatiate.
 

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