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Sagan standard

Sagan standard proper noun: the standard that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Proper noun

the Sagan standard

  1. The standard that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Origin of Sagan standard

Named for Carl Sagan.

Questions about Sagan standard

What does Sagan standard mean?
Sagan standard means the standard that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
What part of speech is Sagan standard?
Sagan standard is a proper noun.

Words near Sagan standard in the dictionary

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

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