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Anthropic — may refer to: * The dictionary meaning is: Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity s existence. * In the earth sciences and biology, anthropic refers to being associated with humans, influenced by humans or taking place… … Wikipedia
Anthropic — An*throp ic, Anthropical An*throp ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? man.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Like or related to man; human. [R.] Owen. [1913 Webster] 2. relating to the period of mankind s existence [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anthropic — (adj.) pertaining to man, 1836, from Gk. anthropikos human, from anthropos male human being, man (see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo )). Related: Anthropical (1804) … Etymology dictionary
Anthropic rock — is rock that is made, modified and moved by humans. Concrete is the most widely known example of this [A. Bentur, Cementitious Materials Nine Millennia and a New Century: Past, Present, and Future , ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering… … Wikipedia
Anthropic principle — In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains… … Wikipedia
Anthropic units — The ability to characterize, quantify, and measure objects in the physical world is an essential milestone towards the development of complex human civilizations. A vast number of measurement standards have evolved over time, and these standards… … Wikipedia
anthropic principle — noun Date: 1974 either of two principles in cosmology: a. conditions that are observed in the universe must allow the observer to exist called also weak anthropic principle b. the universe must have properties that make inevitable the existence… … New Collegiate Dictionary
anthropic principle — A controversial principle that allows explanation of some feature of the observed universe, by pointing out that did it not obtain we would not be here to be remarking on it. For example, if we ask why the universe began some ten thousand million … Philosophy dictionary
anthropic principle — noun : either of two principles in cosmology: a. : conditions that are observed in the universe must allow the observer to exist called also weak anthropic principle b. : the universe must have properties that make inevitable the existence of… … Useful english dictionary
anthropic principle — noun Any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, and for the values of its fundamental constants, that states either that the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldnt be here to observe it, or that the very… … Wiktionary
anthropic principle — [an θrɒpɪk] noun the cosmological principle that theories of the universe are constrained by the necessity to allow human existence. Origin 1970s: anthropic from Gk anthrōpikos, from anthrōpos human being … English new terms dictionary
