technological civilization

collocation in English

meaningsoftechnologicalandcivilization

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technological
adjective
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/ˌtek.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌtek.nəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to, or ...
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civilization
noun
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/ˌsɪv.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪv.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period ...
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(Definition oftechnologicalandcivilizationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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L, the lifetime of atechnologicalcivilization, need not be very long for biological intelligence to be replaced.
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In other worlds, the filter may be latebetween the advent oftechnologicalcivilizationand galactic colonization.
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At least half the population would perish in the conflict, andtechnologicalcivilizationmight come to an end.
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Generations ago, the planet, at the high of itstechnologicalcivilization, suffered two blights.
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In some worlds, the filter may be earlysome time before the advent of atechnologicalcivilizationlike ours.
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This process culminates in the statement that the number of planets in our galaxy on which atechnologicalcivilizationis now in being is roughly 530,000.
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But the possibility of long lifetimes for technological civilizations leads us to explore the likely evolution and nature of such civilizations.
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It provides arguments for a postbiological universe, based on the likely age and lifetimes of technological civilizations and the overriding importance of cultural evolution as an element of cosmic evolution.
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Applying these principles to the universe, we have argued that if the lifetime of technological civilizations typically exceed 1000 years, it is likely that we live in a postbiological universe.
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Across the galaxy, the same fantasy races are found to inhabit countless worlds, sometimes living in great technological civilizations or magically advanced medieval cultures.
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