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anthropic principle

an·throp·ic prin·ci·ple [ an thròppik prínsəp'l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
existence of life restricting universe's type: the assertion that any life existing in a universe will impose conditions that significantly restrict the physical properties of that universe

[< Greek anthrōpikos< anthrōpos "human being"]
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