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Statistically, it is very likely that at any given point in time there will be only one species with the trait that humans consider significant.
by vdaniuk 13y ago
Statistically, it is very likely that at any given point in time there will be only one species with the trait that humans consider significant.
- boldfield 13y agoI'm about to commit an HN faux pax here, but, citation? Off the top of my head I can think of traits which do not fit your assertion: vision in the 390-700nm wavelengths, hair/fur, eye placement (think predator v. prey), etc, etc.
- dragonwriter 13y agoI think GP used significant in a sense more like "newsworthy", in that, ceteris paribus, the perceived significance of a trait is inversely related to the frequency with which it has been seen in the past.
- vdaniuk 13y agoYes, thanks, that's exactly what I meant.