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crackpot index

crackpot index proper noun: a satirical scoring system designed to evaluate potentially revolutionary scientific claims, particulary in physics.

Proper noun (1)

the crackpot index

  1. A satirical scoring system designed to evaluate potentially revolutionary scientific claims, particulary in physics.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Crackpot Index

the Crackpot Index

  1. Alternative letter-case form of crackpot index

Forms of crackpot index

alternative formCrackpot Index

Questions about crackpot index

What does crackpot index mean?
Crackpot index means a satirical scoring system designed to evaluate potentially revolutionary scientific claims, particulary in physics.
What part of speech is crackpot index?
Crackpot index is a proper noun.

Words near crackpot index in the dictionary

  1. crackowes
  2. crackows
  3. crackpipe
  4. crackpipes
  5. crackpot
  6. crackpot index
  7. crackpotitude
  8. crackpotology
  9. crackpots
  10. crackpottedness
  11. crackpottery

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