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noun
The unknown portion of the Universe outside standard physics, including dark matter and dark energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The unknown portion of the Universe outside standard physics, including dark matter and dark energy.
The fraction of the universe that is dark matter and dark energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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History
From dark + sector. From being named after dark matter and dark energy, and being portion (sector) of a whole (universe).
