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Hypothesis about sapient life and the universe
cosmology and philosophy of science, the anthropic principle (also known as the observation selection effect) is the proposition that the range of possible
Anthropic_principle
Rule in mathematics
In mathematics, a selection principle is a rule asserting the possibility of obtaining mathematically significant objects by selecting elements from given
Selection_principle
Philosophical problem-solving principle
problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. It is also known as the principle of parsimony
Occam's_razor
Mechanism of evolution by differential reproduction
evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. He defined natural selection as the "principle by which each slight variation
Natural_selection
Model selection principle
Minimum description length (MDL) is a model selection principle where the shortest description of the data is judged to be the best model. MDL methods
Minimum_description_length
Hypothesis in evolutionary biology
The handicap principle is a hypothesis proposed by the Israeli biologist Amotz Zahavi in 1975. It is meant to explain how "signal selection" during mate
Handicap_principle
Biological principle about the differential reproductive success in males versus females
order to copulate. Although Bateman's principle has served as a cornerstone for the study of sexual selection for many decades, it has been controversial
Bateman's_principle
On convergent subsequences of functions that are locally of bounded total variation
In mathematics, Helly's selection theorem (also called the Helly selection principle) states that a uniformly bounded sequence of monotone real functions
Helly's_selection_theorem
Management concept by Laurence J. Peter
The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective
Peter_principle
Type of regression analysis
they may be combined into a single objective by means of a model selection principle such as minimum description length. It has been proven that symbolic
Symbolic_regression
Concept in ecology
of the first hypotheses regarding habitat selection hypothesis was Andrew Hopkins' host selection principle (HHSP), first proposed in 1916, which states
Habitat-selection_hypothesis
Statistical error, form of sampling bias
hoc – Fallacy of assumption of causation based on sequence of events Selection principle – Rule in mathematics Texas sharpshooter fallacy – Statistical fallacy
Survivorship_bias
Evolutionary model that explains the sex ratio
evolutionary biology". Fisher's principle was outlined by Ronald Fisher in his 1930 book The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (but has been incorrectly
Fisher's_principle
Book by Lee Smolin
book, Smolin details his fecund universes which applies the principle of natural selection to the birth of universes. Smolin posits that the collapse of
The_Life_of_the_Cosmos
Principle in genetics
In population genetics, the Hardy–Weinberg principle, also known as the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, model, theorem, or law, states that allele and genotype
Hardy–Weinberg_principle
Mode of natural selection involving the choosing of and competition for mates
would prefer male offspring, Fisher's principle explains why the sex ratio is most often 1:1. Sexual selection is widely distributed in the animal kingdom
Sexual_selection
artificial immune systems, clonal selection algorithms are a class of algorithms inspired by the clonal selection theory of acquired immunity that explains
Clonal_selection_algorithm
Analogy for optimal conditions
"Goldilocks planet". Paul Davies has argued for the extension of the principle to cover the selection of our universe from a (postulated) multiverse: "Observers
Goldilocks_principle
2002 book by Nick Bostrom
| anthropic-principle.com". www.anthropic-principle.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03. Bostrom, Nick (2002). Anthropic bias: observation selection effects in science
Anthropic_Bias
Satirical observation by Scott Adams
The Dilbert principle is a satirical concept of management developed by Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, which states that companies tend
Dilbert_principle
Ecological theory concerning the selection of life history traits
The r/K selection theory is an evolutionary hypothesis examining the selection of traits in an organism that trade off between quantity and quality of
R/K_selection_theory
Change in the heritable traits of populations
resources (the competitive exclusion principle). If one species can out-compete another, this could produce species selection, with the fitter species surviving
Evolution
Fundamental mechanical principles
further mathematical development rose. This article introduces the action principle concepts and summarizes other articles with more details on concepts and
Action_principles
Scientific hypothesis
selection, also called the fecund universes, is a hypothesis proposed by Lee Smolin intended as a scientific alternative to the anthropic principle.
Cosmological natural selection
Cosmological_natural_selection
Evolutionary strategy favoring relatives
Kin selection is a process whereby natural selection favours a trait due to its positive effects on the reproductive success of an organism's relatives
Kin_selection
2026 United States Supreme Court case
including both Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., challenging the president's authority to issue tariffs under IEEPA
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
Learning_Resources,_Inc._v._Trump
Austrian–American mathematician
fictionalized Vienna Circle. Distance geometry Kuratowski's theorem Selection principle Travelling salesman problem "About Karl Menger". Illinois Institute
Karl_Menger
Hypothesis in neuroscience
The free energy principle is a mathematical principle of information physics. Its application to fMRI brain imaging data as a theoretical framework suggests
Free_energy_principle
Process of acquiring new knowledge
study of digital information Minimum description length – Model selection principle Minimum message length – Formal information theory restatement of
Learning
Aspect of generative grammar theory in linguistics
Chomsky proposed the extended projection principle as an addendum to the projection principle. Locality of Selection states that properties of lexical items
Projection_principle
American mathematician
theory is the entropic selection principle. The changes in evolutionary entropy due to the process of variation and selection are determined by the energy
Lloyd_Demetrius
Logical error of focusing on incidents on failure
Censorship Selection bias Cherry picking Econometrics Fooled by Randomness Meta-analysis Multiple comparisons problem Selection principle Texas sharpshooter
Failure_bias
George C. (November 1966). "Natural Selection, the Costs of Reproduction, and a Refinement of Lack's Principle". The American Naturalist. 100 (916):
Lack's_principle
Quantum chemistry rule regarding vibronic transitions
The Franck–Condon principle describes the intensities of vibronic transitions, or the absorption or emission of a photon. It states that when a molecule
Franck–Condon_principle
Topological space
(gamma space) is a topological space that satisfies a certain basic selection principle. An infinite cover of a topological space is an ω {\displaystyle
Γ-space
Terms in music theory to characterize scales
shown above. But the broad selection principle itself is not disputed, at least as a theoretical convenience. The selection of pitch classes can be generalised
Diatonic_and_chromatic
Theory that the universe is the same in all directions
In modern physical cosmology, the cosmological principle is the notion that the spatial distribution of matter in the universe is uniformly isotropic
Cosmological_principle
Question of whether inductive reasoning leads to definitive knowledge
power at all, so there is no rational motivation for their preferred selection principle. David Miller has criticized this kind of criticism by Salmon and
Problem_of_induction
Class of rule-based machine learning systems
Zuben, F. J. (2002). "Learning and Optimization Using the Clonal Selection Principle" (PDF). IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 6 (3): 239–251
Artificial_immune_system
Inference seeking the simplest and most likely explanation
observations Minimum description length – Model selection principle Occam's razor – Philosophical problem-solving principle Sensemaking – Giving meaning to collective
Abductive_reasoning
Selection of Boutros Boutros-Ghali
in 1981 as the standard procedure for future selections. The 1991 selection also established the principle of regional rotation of the Secretary-Generalship
1991 United Nations Secretary-General selection
1991_United_Nations_Secretary-General_selection
Principle suggesting that time travel paradoxes are inherently impossible
self-consistency principle, also known as the Novikov self-consistency conjecture and Larry Niven's law of conservation of history, is a principle developed
Novikov self-consistency principle
Novikov_self-consistency_principle
Menger space is a topological space that satisfies a certain basic selection principle that generalizes σ-compactness. A Menger space is a space in which
Menger_space
Group of large game birds
features of the males had evolved by sexual selection. More recently, Amotz Zahavi proposed in his handicap principle that these features acted as honest signals
Peafowl
Sexual selection has been observed in fungi as a part of their reproduction, although they also often reproduce asexually. In the basidiomycetes, the
Sexual_selection_in_fungi
Selection of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1981. Kurt Waldheim ran for an unprecedented third full term as Secretary-General, losing to
1981 United Nations Secretary-General selection
1981_United_Nations_Secretary-General_selection
Logical paradox in decision-making theory
enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance. This paradox was articulated by philosopher Karl Popper
Paradox_of_tolerance
1995 book by Howard Bloom
Principle is a 1995 book by American author Howard Bloom, in which he argues that social groups, not individuals, are the primary "unit of selection"
The_Lucifer_Principle
Proximity of elements in a linguistic structure
Locality of Selection, which forces lexical properties to be projected within a local projection (as defined by X-bar theory), the projection principle constrains
Locality_(linguistics)
Equivalence of average-case and expected complexity
In computational complexity theory, Yao's principle (also called Yao's minimax principle or Yao's lemma) relates the performance of randomized algorithms
Yao's_principle
Evolutionary process
modern statement of the principle is Bryan Clarke's 1962 paper on apostatic selection (a form of negative frequency-dependent selection). Clarke discussed
Frequency-dependent_selection
Subfield of information theory and computer science
Measure of algorithmic complexity Minimum description length – Model selection principle Minimum message length – Formal information theory restatement of
Algorithmic information theory
Algorithmic_information_theory
Conundrum in sexual selection behaviour
explain why strong female mate choice does not lead to runaway selection. The handicap principle describes how costly male ornaments provide females with information
Lek_paradox
Polish mathematician (1932–2012
especially the theory of Banach spaces. The Bessaga–Pełczyński selection principle and the Pełczyński decomposition method are associated with his name
Aleksander_Pełczyński
1859 book on evolution by Charles Darwin
technical treatise on species as his "big book" on Natural Selection. His theory including the principle of divergence was complete by 5 September 1857 when
On_the_Origin_of_Species
Treatise by Thomas Malthus
The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798, but the author was soon identified as Thomas Robert Malthus
An Essay on the Principle of Population
An_Essay_on_the_Principle_of_Population
Tendency of self-developing systems to maximize energy intake and efficiency
The maximum power principle or Lotka's principle has been proposed as the fourth principle of energetics in open system thermodynamics, where an example
Maximum_power_principle
Search algorithm
strategy Games Chicken Stag hunt Applications Cultural group selection Fisher's principle Mobbing Terminal investment hypothesis Key people John Maynard
Alpha–beta_pruning
Decision rule used for minimizing the possible loss for a worst-case scenario
where he refers to it in the context of The Difference Principle. Rawls defined this principle as the rule which states that social and economic inequalities
Minimax
Rothberger space is a topological space that satisfies a certain a basic selection principle. A Rothberger space is a space in which for every sequence of open
Rothberger_space
Principle of emergency government
Continuity of government (COG) is the principle of establishing defined procedures that allow a government to continue its essential operations in case
Continuity_of_government
Concept in game theory
Equilibrium selection is a concept from game theory which seeks to address reasons for players of a game to select a certain equilibrium over another
Equilibrium_selection
Process in machine learning and statistics
feature selection is the process of selecting a subset of relevant features (variables, predictors) for use in model construction. Feature selection techniques
Feature_selection
Statement based on repeated empirical observations that describes some natural phenomenon
of interpreting a principle of natural selection as a law. He suggested a formulation of natural selection as a framework principle that can contribute
Scientific_law
Rodríguez, Jorge Silva Colombian Cinema: From Magic to Realism A Man of Principle Condores No Entierran Todos Los Dias Francisco Norden Gustavo Álvarez
List of Sundance Film Festival selections
List_of_Sundance_Film_Festival_selections
analysis estimates of cetacean UCP-1 gene inactivation, likely relaxing selection pressures against UCP-1, leading to pseudogenization. UCP-1 inactivation
Evolution_of_cetaceans
Discrepancy of the lack of evidence for alien life despite its apparent likelihood
of extant civilizations in the Milky Way. This assumes the mediocrity principle, by which Earth is a typical planet. The second aspect of the Fermi paradox
Fermi_paradox
Evolutionary effects of sexual selection on humans
The concept of sexual selection was introduced by Charles Darwin as an element of his theory of natural selection. Sexual selection is a biological way
Sexual_selection_in_humans
Method of data analysis
not have these drawbacks. We can therefore keep all the variables. The principle of the diagram is to underline the "remarkable" correlations of the correlation
Principal_component_analysis
Task of selecting a statistical model from a set of candidate models
Model selection is the task of selecting a model from among various candidates on the basis of performance criterion to choose the best one. In the context
Model_selection
Standard example in game theory
behavior from mechanisms that are initially purely selfish, by natural selection. The winning deterministic strategy was tit for tat, developed and entered
Prisoner's_dilemma
Formal constraint in quantum mechanics
chemistry, a selection rule, or transition rule, formally constrains the possible transitions of a system from one quantum state to another. Selection rules
Selection_rule
Mathematical game on a topological space
known properties under a different light. There are also close links with selection principles. The term topological game was first introduced by Claude Berge
Topological_game
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
explained through natural selection, I invented sexual selection; I gave, however, a tolerably clear sketch of this principle in the first edition of the
Charles_Darwin
American physicist (born 1947)
"final anthropic principle" (FAP) in their 1986 book The Anthropic Cosmological Principle as a generalization of the anthropic principle: "Intelligent
Frank_J._Tipler
German economist
CESifo Working Paper Series (195). Sinn, Hans-Werner (1997). "The Selection Principle and Market Failure in Systems Competition". Journal of Public Economics
Hans-Werner_Sinn
Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
Other minor results from his early career include a proof of a maximum principle for the gradient of a minimizing function in the field of calculus of
John_von_Neumann
Physics principle formulated by Niels Bohr
In physics, a correspondence principle is any one of several premises or assertions about the relationship between classical and quantum mechanics. The
Correspondence_principle
Method for finding kth smallest value
In computer science, a selection algorithm is an algorithm for finding the k {\displaystyle k} th smallest value in a collection of orderable values,
Selection_algorithm
Theory in evolutionary biology
ignored (help) Johnstone, R. A. (1995). "Sexual selection, honest advertisement and the handicap principle: reviewing the evidence". Biological Reviews.
Signalling_theory
Navigation and surveillance technique
, air traffic controller or cell phone provider). By the reciprocity principle, any method that can be used for navigation can also be used for surveillance
Pseudo-range_multilateration
Rotational self-propulsion of organisms
developmental and evolutionary obstacles to the advent of a wheel by natural selection, and secondly, wheels have several drawbacks relative to other means of
Rotating locomotion in living systems
Rotating_locomotion_in_living_systems
Device
etching. Grain boundary contrast can also be enhanced through careful selection of imaging parameters. FIB secondary ion images also reveal chemical differences
Focused_ion_beam
Postulate in biology
attractiveness itself. Ronald Fisher's principle, as published in his book The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection, is one of several possible explanations
Sexy_son_hypothesis
Principle in Bayesian statistics
The principle of maximum entropy states that, among all probability distributions consistent with a given set of constraints (such as normalization or
Principle_of_maximum_entropy
Semantic web framework
ease data querying Migration tool: fits into agile development View selection principle: the engine selects the best view to fit the content to display according
CubicWeb
Algorithm on pulse-width modulation
order of the vectors and which zero vector(s) to use exist. Strategy selection will affect the harmonic content and the switching losses [de]. More complicated
Space_vector_modulation
Hurewicz space is a topological space that satisfies a certain basic selection principle that generalizes σ-compactness. A Hurewicz space is a space in which
Hurewicz_space
statistic when one exists). The most well-known conditionality principle is the principle of statistical inference that Allan Birnbaum formally defined
Conditionality_principle
American entomologist (1857–1948)
most famous bark beetle observation was coined the Hopkins' host-selection principle (HHSP), which refers to the observation that many adult insects demonstrate
Andrew_Delmar_Hopkins
Ecology proposition
formulated it. The principle is already present in Darwin's theory of natural selection. Throughout its history, the status of the principle has oscillated
Competitive exclusion principle
Competitive_exclusion_principle
Property of a statement that can be logically contradicted
epistemological relativism. At the core of Popper's falsification principle, Karl Popper's principle of falsification centers on figuring out what specific observation
Falsifiability
Supreme Court of Canada case
invalid. At issue was whether selection patents are invalid in principle, and if they are not, whether the subject selection patent was invalid on the grounds
Apotex Inc v Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc
Apotex_Inc_v_Sanofi-Synthelabo_Canada_Inc
Concept in game theory
Coordination game Simultaneous game Surprisingly popular Equilibrium selection Rendezvous problem, the mathematical problem of maximising the probability
Focal_point_(game_theory)
2004 list of greatest living footballers by Pelé
Evening Standard, politician turned football pundit, David Mellor, felt the selections were politically motivated rather than being made on purely footballing
FIFA_100
Predator at the top of a food chain
lake trout, the suppressed native apex predator, diversified its prey selection and increased its trophic level. As a terrestrial example, the badger
Apex_predator
Sexual selection mechanism
Fisherian runaway or runaway selection is a sexual selection mechanism proposed by the mathematical biologist Ronald Fisher in the early 20th century
Fisherian_runaway
Selection of decision-makers by random sample
In governance, sortition is the selection of public officials or jurors at random, i.e., by lottery, in order to obtain a representative sample. In ancient
Sortition
Probability theory paradox
that if the method of random selection is specified, the problem will have a well-defined solution (determined by the principle of indifference). The three
Bertrand paradox (probability)
Bertrand_paradox_(probability)
Philosophical study of being
all beings share a set of essential features. According to the Eleatic principle, "power is the mark of being", meaning that only entities with causal
Ontology
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