Meaning & use
anthropic
Relating to human beings or to the influence of human activity, especially on nature.
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Scientists debate how much recent climate change is due to anthropic causes.
The anthropic principle asks why the universe's constants allow human life to exist.
A note on using this word
Anthropic appears often in science writing, especially about climate change and cosmology, rather than in everyday conversation.
Words with a similar meaning
human-caused
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