Description: 宇宙（cosmos）一词蕴含着万物的宏大，有着深厚的哲学渊源。虽然宇宙一词与 "宇宙"（Universe）同义，但二者有细微的差别。宇宙源于希腊语 kosmos，大致意味着和谐或秩序，是一个包罗万象的术语，指一个系统的有序排列，而“Universe”是其中的一部分。不过，也可以说“Universe"本身就是一个有序的系统，因此也可以被称为"cosmos"。由于有序系统在某种程度上可以用物理定律来描述，因此 "cosmos "一词可以延伸为可以用物理定律来解释的世界这一概念。

Related Terms:

• 宇宙学
• 宇宙

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