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单词 extropy
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Definition of extropy in English:

extropy

noun ˈɛkstrəpiˈekstrəpē
mass noun
  • The pseudoscientific principle that life will expand indefinitely and in an orderly, progressive way throughout the entire universe by the means of human intelligence and technology.

    无限扩张论

    a subculture of technocrats thriving in the US calls the life force ‘extropy’
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Principles of Extropy first took shape in the late 1980s to outline an alternative lens through which to view the emerging and unprecedented opportunities, challenges, and dangers.
    • Extropy means designing and managing technologies not as ends in themselves but as effective means for improving life.

Derivatives

  • extropian

  • adjective & noun
    • Cults such as the extropians see technology as the unstoppable escalator to future prosperity, but the rest of us are discovering that their utopian faith has caused graver problems than anyone expected.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The extropians, transhumanists and futurists have joined the fray and they are being aided by the likes of the Institute for Accelerating Change in Los Angeles.
      • I've been browsing transhumanist and extropian websites a bit today, mainly inspired by reading Warren Ellis columns, as these seem to be things Warren Ellis likes a lot.
      • Another definition is used by extropians, who say it denotes ‘the singular time when technological development will be at its fastest.’
      • Only the most extropian true believers in the Net still dream of it as the final solution.

Origin

1980s: from ex-1 'out' + a shortened form of entropy.

Definition of extropy in US English:

extropy

nounˈekstrəpē
  • The pseudoscientific principle that life will expand indefinitely and in an orderly, progressive way throughout the entire universe by the means of human intelligence and technology.

    无限扩张论

    a subculture of technocrats thriving in the US calls the life force “extropy”
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Extropy means designing and managing technologies not as ends in themselves but as effective means for improving life.
    • The Principles of Extropy first took shape in the late 1980s to outline an alternative lens through which to view the emerging and unprecedented opportunities, challenges, and dangers.

Origin

1980s: from ex- ‘out’ + a shortened form of entropy.

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