novum English

Meaning novum meaning

What does novum mean?

novum noun

— A new feature, a novelty.

— (narratology, science fiction) An innovation which is fictional, but, following the logic of cognitive estrangement (characteristic of science fiction), is lent plausibility by the assumption that the fictional universe is scientifically consistent.

— (obsolete) A game of dice, properly called novem quinque, the two principal throws being nine and five.