mediocrity principle

proper noun

The philosophical notion that an item drawn at random from one of several sets or categories is more likely to come from the most numerous category than from any of the others.

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Meanings

proper nounthe mediocrity principle
  1. The philosophical notion that an item drawn at random from one of several sets or categories is more likely to come from the most numerous category than from any of the others.
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