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ガイア仮説 (ガイアかせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ガイア仮か説せつ

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Meanings

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noun

Gaia hypothesis; Gaia theory

Scientific hypothesis proposing that Earth's living and nonliving parts function as a single self-regulating system. Also referred to as ガイア理論.

See also: ガイア理論 (ガイアりろん)

ガイア仮か説せつは、地ち球きゅうを一ひとつの生せい命めい体たいのように捉とらえる考かんがえ方かたです。
The Gaia hypothesis is a way of thinking that views Earth as a single living organism.

環かん境きょう問もん題だいを考かんがえる上うえで、ガイア仮か説せつは重じゅう要ような視し点てんを提てい供きょうする。

When considering environmental issues, the Gaia hypothesis provides an important perspective.

Kanji

仮sham, temporary, interim
説opinion, theory, explanation

Similar words

ガイア理り論ろん
Synonym; ガイア理論 is often used interchangeably with ガイア仮説, though 理論 (theory) may imply a more developed framework than 仮説 (hypothesis).

Etymology

From English 'Gaia hypothesis', coined by James Lovelock in the 1970s. ガイア is a transliteration of Gaia, the Greek goddess of Earth, and 仮説 means 'hypothesis'.