"Drake equation" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Drake equation [canonical]
Etymology: Named after American astrophysicist Frank Drake (1930–2022). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|astrophysicist||||}} astrophysicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Frank Drake}} Frank Drake, {{named-after|en|Frank Drake|born=1930|died=2022|nat=American|occ=astrophysicist|wplink==}} Named after American astrophysicist Frank Drake (1930–2022) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Drake equation
  1. (exobiology) A formula for calculating the probability of civilizations existing elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy and of their ability to communicate with Earth. Wikipedia link: Drake equation Categories (topical): Astrobiology Related terms: exobiology, Fermi paradox Translations (formula): Draken yhtälö (Finnish), équation de Drake (French), ドレイクの方程式 (Japanese), equação de Drake [feminine] (Portuguese), уравне́ние Дре́йка (uravnénije Dréjka) [neuter] (Russian)
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