hyperreal

English

From hyper- +‎ real.

hyperreal (comparative more hyperreal, superlative most hyperreal)

Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to an extension of the real numbers containing those that cannot be produced by repeatedly adding 1; hence infinite.
Having the appearance of hyperrealism.
- 2023 September 6, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 September 2023:
  There's far more than just hot dogs to feast on too. The pizzas—gigantic, floppy, with a hyperreal waxy sheen—are mythic. They arrive exclusively in cheese, pepperoni, or supreme—the holy trinity—and will run you an eminently affordable $1.99 for a ridiculously huge wedge-shaped slice.

hyperreal (plural hyperreals)