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Sagan's paradox

Sagan's paradox proper noun: the apparent contradiction between the high probability of the existence of extraterrestrial beings and the lack of observed evidence for such beings.

Proper noun

Sagan's paradox

  1. The apparent contradiction between the high probability of the existence of extraterrestrial beings and the lack of observed evidence for such beings.

Origin of Sagan's paradox

Named after Carl Sagan.

Questions about Sagan's paradox

What does Sagan's paradox mean?
Sagan's paradox means the apparent contradiction between the high probability of the existence of extraterrestrial beings and the lack of observed evidence for such beings.
What part of speech is Sagan's paradox?
Sagan's paradox is a proper noun.

Words near Sagan's paradox in the dictionary

  1. sagamoreship
  2. sagamoreships
  3. sagan
  4. Sagan standard
  5. Sagan's number
  6. Sagan's paradox
  7. saganaki
  8. Saganian
  9. Saganite
  10. Saganites
  11. sagans

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