"today's lucky 10,000" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pl [canonical]
Etymology: Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2012 in his webcomic xkcd, based on a calculation that given four million yearly births in the United States, about ten thousand people learn something that "everyone knows" every day. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q285048|in=2012}} Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2012 Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} today's lucky 10,000 pl (plural only)
  1. A theoretical set of 10,000 people who learn something considered "common knowledge" for the first time. Wikipedia link: United States, xkcd Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: today's lucky ten thousand
    Sense id: en-today's_lucky_10,000-en-noun-kvA4malc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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