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simulation hypothesis

simulation hypothesis proper noun: the hypothesis that seeming reality is in fact a simulation (such as a computer program) of which humans, the simulants, are unaware.

Proper noun

simulation hypothesis

  1. The hypothesis that seeming reality is in fact a simulation (such as a computer program) of which humans, the simulants, are unaware.

Questions about simulation hypothesis

What does simulation hypothesis mean?
Simulation hypothesis means the hypothesis that seeming reality is in fact a simulation (such as a computer program) of which humans, the simulants, are unaware.
What part of speech is simulation hypothesis?
Simulation hypothesis is a proper noun.

Words near simulation hypothesis in the dictionary

  1. simulated casualty
  2. simulated trading
  3. simulates
  4. simulating
  5. simulation
  6. simulation hypothesis
  7. simulational
  8. simulationism
  9. simulationist
  10. simulationists
  11. simulations

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