universal

1. adj. Of or relating to all possible individuals, as in all people or all living things. 2. n. In cross-cultural psychology or cultural anthropology, any aspect of human behavior or aspect of culture that is true of all cultures; for example, the occurrence of puberty is universal although different cultures deal with it differently. 3. n. In linguistics, a grammatical rule or other linguistic feature found in all natural languages. 4. n. In psychology, a psychological process found in all humans or members of a specific group. 5. n. In logic, a proposition that is always true, a widely held idea, or a concept considered axiomatic.