Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mixed reality

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: mixed re-al-i-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and digital objects coexist and interact.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: AR, augmented reality, XR, extended reality, spatial computing, CPS, cyber-physical system; metaverse"
"Mixed reality, as an approach in human-computer interaction, is often implicitly tied to particular implementation techniques (e.g., see-through device) and modalities (e.g., visual, graphical displays)."
"And I suppose one should not forget “mixed reality” (MR), the term applied to Microsoft’s goggles (but which doesn’t seem that different from the others), or “spatial computing” (the term preferred by Apple during its presentation)."

Usage

Inflected Forms

mixed realities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

🥽 MR VR virtual reality RR real reality IRL

Synonyms

hybrid reality AR augmented reality XR extended reality spatial computing CPS w:cyber-physical system metaverse

Questions

What does mixed reality mean?: The merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and digital objects coexist and interact.

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