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Anthropic Pronunciation
Anthropic is pronounced an-THRAH-pik, IPA /ænˈθrɑpɪk/.
an-THRAH-pik
US /ænˈθrɑpɪk/ · UK /ænˈθrɒpɪk/
Syllables: an · THRAH · pik (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Relating to human beings, used in cosmology of arguments about why the universe suits human life.
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Anthropic in a Sentence
- The anthropic principle keeps resurfacing in physics.
- He dismissed the anthropic argument as circular.
- Anthropic reasoning is easy to state and hard to test.
Common Mispronunciations of Anthropic
Not AN-thruh-pik
The middle syllable is the loud one. Anthropology and anthropic share the same beat placement.
Not an-TROH-pik
The th belongs to the Greek anthropos, meaning human, and is sounded. The stressed vowel stays short.
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