Goldilocks principle

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English

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Etymology

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Referring to the girl in the fairy tale who found one bowl of porridge too hot, one too cold, and one just right.

Proper noun

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Goldilocks principle

  1. (physics) The observation that, out of the great range of all possible conditions on Earth, the actual conditions are all “just right” in order to support life.
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