Pataphysics
[pat-uh-fiz-iks] /ˌpæt əˈfɪz ɪks/
noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
a supposed branch of philosophy or science that studies imaginary phenomena beyond the realm of metaphysics; the science of imaginary solutions.
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