ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE


Meaning of ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE in English

[ 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'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.