Fermi Paradox
Fermi Paradox is the alternative letter-case form of Fermi paradox.
Proper noun capitalized: Fermi paradox
Fermi paradox
- The seeming contradiction, serving as a challenge to believers in the existence of advanced lifeforms throughout the universe, that there is no scientific evidence that extraterrestrial civilizations have tried to visit or communicate with Earth.
- Fermi argued that the fact that aliens don't seem to be hanging out with us here on Earth (the tabloid stories aside) strongly contradicts the assumed existence of intelligent life elsewhere in our galaxy, a problem that came to be known as the Fermi Paradox.2006, Kevin W. Plaxco, Michael Gross, Astrobiology: A Brief Introduction, →ISBN, page 246
Forms of Fermi Paradox
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Origin of Fermi Paradox
Named after physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954).
Questions about Fermi Paradox
- What does Fermi Paradox mean?
- Fermi Paradox means the seeming contradiction, serving as a challenge to believers in the existence of advanced lifeforms throughout the universe, that there is no scientific evidence that extraterrestrial civilizations have tried to visit or communicate with Earth.
- What is Fermi Paradox the alternative letter-case form of?
- Fermi Paradox is the alternative letter-case form of Fermi paradox.
- What part of speech is Fermi Paradox?
- Fermi Paradox is a proper noun.
Words near Fermi Paradox in the dictionary
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