"doomsday argument" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms: Doomsday argument Related terms: Carter catastrophe
    Sense id: en-doomsday_argument-en-name-HJOOoST4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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