Drake equation

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Etymology

Named after American astrophysicist Frank Drake (1930–2022).

Proper noun

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.

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