doomsday argument
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
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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.
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Alternative letter-case form of doomsday argument.
Example Sentences
- "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."