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Gaia hypothesis
[ gey-uh hahy-poth-uh-sis, hi-poth‐ ]
noun
- a theory advancing the notion that life on earth is perpetuated by the interaction of organisms with their inorganic environment, a process maintained by the earth’s self-regulation of its own material conditions and requirements.
Gaia hypothesis
/ ˈɡaɪə /
noun
- the theory that the earth and everything on it constitutes a single self-regulating living entity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gaia hypothesis1
Coined in 1975 by British environmentalist and futurist James E. Lovelock (1919–2022); Gaia ( def 2 )
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Example Sentences
The scientist James Lovelock named his influential theory of global interconnectedness the Gaia hypothesis after her.
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