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anthropic principle

anthropic principle noun: any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, and for the values of its fundamental constants, that states either that the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldn't be here to observe it, or that the very presence of intelligent life constrains the universe to be as it is.

Noun

anthropic principle (plural anthropic principles)

  1. Any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, and for the values of its fundamental constants, that states either that the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldn't be here to observe it, or that the very presence of intelligent life constrains the universe to be as it is.
    • The Anthropic Principle states that the universe seems to be arranged in a way that favours the appearance and survival of life.1994, Anthony Weir, Dispatches from the War Against the World
    • A remarkably delicate balance between the small scale phenomena of atomic and nuclear physics and the large scale phenomena of astronomy and cosmology is required for the Universe to be hospitable to chemically based life. Efforts to prove that this must be so are sometimes dignified by the name...1997 Virginia Trimble - Cosmology: Where in the $&#** - Beam Line: Fall 1997

anthropic principle meaning in Tamil

anthropic principle in Tamil

மாந்தரியல்புக் கொள்கை, மாந்தமையக் கொள்கை

Forms of anthropic principle

pluralanthropic principles

Words formed from anthropic principle

Questions about anthropic principle

What does anthropic principle mean?
Anthropic principle means any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, and for the values of its fundamental constants, that states either that the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldn't be here to observe it, or that the very presence of intelligent life constrains the universe to be as it is.
What is anthropic principle in Tamil?
Anthropic principle in Tamil is மாந்தரியல்புக் கொள்கை, மாந்தமையக் கொள்கை. See Anthropic principle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anthropic principle?
Anthropic principle is a noun.
What is the plural of anthropic principle?
The plural of anthropic principle is anthropic principles.

Words near anthropic principle in the dictionary

  1. anthrophonic
  2. anthrophony
  3. anthropic
  4. anthropic coincidence
  5. anthropic coincidences
  6. anthropic principle
  7. anthropic principles
  8. anthropical
  9. anthropically
  10. anthropics
  11. anthropisation

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