Doomsday argument

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doomsday argument¹

proper noun 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.

Doomsday argument²

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  1. Alternative letter-case form of doomsday argument.doomsday argument

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