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Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical
world or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the
physical world, and also to life in general. Manufactured objects and human
interaction generally are not considered part of nature, and are referred
to as artificial or man-made. Nature is generally distinguished from the
supernatural. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic.
The
word nature is derived from the Latin word natura, or
"essential qualities, innate disposition," but literally meaning
"birth."
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