supercharacter (English, noun)
expansion: supercharacter (plural supercharacters)
Senses:
glosses: A superhero or supervillain.
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: An amalgamation of characters that respond to the same selective pressure.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A single entity that represents multiple irreducible characters but is treated as a single character in the algebraic theory of Carlos André.
glosses: A group of characters in a play, movie, or story, that act together as a single combined entity.
glosses: Something that pervades a story as a common theme or presence, transcending the level of individual characters.
Forms:
form: supercharacters
tags: plural