macroscopic

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"Macroscopic" laws of nature describe and explain phenomena experienced daily in the natural world.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023

Macroscopic objects made of very many atoms, on the other hand, normally obey classical mechanics: they cannot assume two contradictory states simultaneously.

From Scientific American • May 12, 2023

In the case of economics, "Macroscopic" economics would pertain what is best for everybody other than the expert and his/her extended selves, and "Quantum" is what the expert wants for her/him and her/his extended selves.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2016

Macroscopic collisions can be very nearly, but not quite, elastic—some kinetic energy is always converted into other forms of energy such as heat transfer due to friction and sound.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Macroscopic Examination—Tentative Artificial coffee beans are apparent from their exact regularity of form.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)