Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation search for extraterrestrial intelligence
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- initialism astronomy Acronym of Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
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Examples
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SETI is short for the "Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence."
azcentral.com | news 2009
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Criteria for detecting intelligent design are employed in SETI, cryptology, forensic science, etc.
Stepping into the intelligent design debate... Nicole 2009
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Criteria for detecting intelligent design are employed in SETI, cryptology, forensic science, etc.
Archive 2009-02-27 Nicole 2009
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KB: It would seem to me that SETI is no more scientific than looking for a designer's signatures in genomes. aiguy: SETI is looking for extra-terrestrial life forms … (And by the way, SETI is not a theory).
Bunny and a Book 2008
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No, in SETI minds aren't implied by signals; minds are implied by brains, which are implied by the encephalization quotients predicted by SETI researchers using evolutionary theory.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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SETI is looking for electromagnetic wave patterns that it is believed originate from life forms analogous to humans.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Similarly, in SETI, we search for the signatures of technology-as-we-know-it, specifically, communication technology, as we assume that any signals we detect will be deliberate.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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It would seem to me that SETI is no more scientific than looking for a designer's signatures in genomes.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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KB: What does "intelligent" mean in "SETI" aiguy: Unlike ID, SETI doesn't try to explain anything by using that word.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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No, in SETI minds aren't implied by signals; minds are implied by brains, which are implied by the encephalization quotients predicted by SETI researchers using evolutionary theory.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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