What does asizal mean?
"... Thus, the one-line answer to the unbounded, finite universe is as follows:
in the same exact way that the universe is eternal, it is also "asizal."
www.geocities.com/rationalphysics/Unbounded_Finite.htm

Hello jcposner-ga,

As the comments so far indicate, this is a coined word, meaning
"without size".  Confirmation of this meaning comes in a discussion on
the same topic.
An initial post stated:

"Question---Which horn of the dilemma do you prefer, an infinite
universe, or a not infinite universe with an edge?

Neither, Daniel. There is a third alternative that you have not
considered, namely that the concept of size does not apply to the
universe.  The universe can be finite and unbounded, yet 'asizal.'"

Stephen Speicher, "Re: The Fallacy of Steve Carlip's Speed of Gravity
Argument", online posting (2003-01-10)
<sci.physics.relativity> via Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=Pine.LNX.4.33.0301101411490.18341-100000%40localhost.localdomain

A later post in the thread clarified the meaning:

"To Stephen:  1) What does 'asizal' mean?  What is its definition?  I
can't find it in my dictionary.

I put the word in quotes because it is nonstandard, but I thought
from the context it would be clear. 'asizal' means without size."

Stephen Speicher, "Re: The Fallacy of Steve Carlip's Speed of Gravity
Argument", online posting (2003-01-10)
<sci.physics.relativity> via Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=Pine.LNX.4.33.0301102135570.18341-100000%40localhost.localdomain

The fact that "asizal" appears only on pages concerning the
measurement of the universe suggests that the word has originated
(recently) within this field.  Perhaps it will become more widely used
over time.

- justaskscott-ga


Search term used on Google, Google Groups, and Ixquick:

asizal

Great answer to my question. However the answer leads to another
question: "Is the universe asizal?".-Thanks

In context, the word seems to mean "without size" or "dimensionless."

I suspect that this is a coined word; I haven't seen "asizal" anywhere
else.

The author seems to have taken the word "size," turned it into an
adjective, "sizal," and then added the prefix 'a-', from the Greek,
meaning "not."

I for one second this theory. The author appears to have taken an
informal liberty with the word "atypical".

tutuzdad-ga

"Asizal" also resembles "atonal" in construction.

a- means not, but could me "without" as well.  amoral (as apposed to
imoral).   The shape of the universe conforms to the matter-energy
within it.  It is dynamic, it does not have a fixed size.  I guess you
could define the "size of the universe" if there was an upward limit
of the maximum possible domain of all particles in the universe.  If
this was limited (we do not know if it is), then this would limit the
"size" of the universe.  This would, however be a max size, not an
actual size, which is dynamic.