lindy effect

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Proper noun

1. The hypothesized [[phenomenon]] that the [[future]] [[life expectancy]] of certain [[nonperishable]] things (such as a technology or an idea) is [[proportional]] to their current age, so that every additional period of survival implies a longer remaining life expectancy.

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