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pataphysics

American  
[pat-uh-fiz-iks] / ˌpæt əˈfɪz ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. a supposed branch of philosophy or science that studies imaginary phenomena beyond the realm of metaphysics; the science of imaginary solutions.

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