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doomsday argument

doomsday argument proper noun: a probabilistic argument that claims to predict the future population of the human species based on an estimation of the number of humans born to date.

Proper noun (1)

doomsday argument

  1. A probabilistic argument that claims to predict the future population of the human species based on an estimation of the number of humans born to date.
    • Even if it ran only rather roughly, though, the doomsday argument could have considerable importance. In particular, it might throw severe doubt on the theory that the human race will very probably survive for many thousand years.2002, John Leslie, The End of the World: The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction, Routledge, →ISBN

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Doomsday argument

Doomsday argument

  1. Alternative letter-case form of doomsday argument.

Forms of doomsday argument

alternative formDoomsday argument

Questions about doomsday argument

What does doomsday argument mean?
Doomsday argument means a probabilistic argument that claims to predict the future population of the human species based on an estimation of the number of humans born to date.
What part of speech is doomsday argument?
Doomsday argument is a proper noun.

Words near doomsday argument in the dictionary

  1. doomscrolls
  2. doomsdate
  3. doomsdates
  4. doomsday
  5. doomsday algorithm
  6. doomsday argument
  7. doomsday bomb
  8. doomsday bombs
  9. Doomsday Book
  10. Doomsday Clock
  11. doomsday cult

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