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Anthropic principle

First in use: c. 1973
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Anthropic (company)

First in use: c. 2021

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Which meaning of Anthropic is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Anthropic principle came first (c. 1973). Anthropic (company) arrived in 2021. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Anthropic principle

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Duplicate · c. 2021

Anthropic (company)

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