Great Acceleration

proper noun

The continuous and roughly simultaneous surge in growth rate across a large range of measures of human activity, first recorded in the mid-20th century.

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proper nounthe Great Acceleration
  1. The continuous and roughly simultaneous surge in growth rate across a large range of measures of human activity, first recorded in the mid-20th century.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Great Acceleration.

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