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Kardashev scale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A scale that measures the technological level of a civilization by the extent of its energy consumption.

Word forms

Kardashev scale the Kardashev scale

Etymology

Named after Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev (1932–2019).

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