Goldilocks principle

English

Etymology

Referring to the girl in the fairy tale who found one bowl of porridge too hot, one too cold, and one just right.

Proper noun

Goldilocks principle

  1. (physics) The observation that, out of the great range of all possible conditions on Earth, the actual conditions are all "just right" in order to support life.
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