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Brandolini's law

Brandolini's law proper noun: an adage stating that "the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it".

Proper noun

Brandolini's law

  1. An adage stating that "the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it".

Origin of Brandolini's law

Formulated in 2013 by Italian programmer Alberto Brandolini.

Questions about Brandolini's law

What does Brandolini's law mean?
Brandolini's law means an adage stating that "the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it".
What part of speech is Brandolini's law?
Brandolini's law is a proper noun.

Words near Brandolini's law in the dictionary

  1. brandname
  2. brandnames
  3. Brandner
  4. Brandners
  5. Brandoesque
  6. Brandolini's law
  7. Brandom
  8. Brandoms
  9. Brandon
  10. Brandon and Bretford
  11. Brandon and Byshottles

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