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<p>The <b>Drake equation</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=probability_theory">probabilistic argument</a> used to estimate the number of active, communicative <a href="page.php?w=extraterrestrial_life">extraterrestrial civilizations</a> in the <a href="page.php?w=Milky_Way">Milky Way</a> <a href="page.php?w=Galaxy">Galaxy</a>.</p>

<p>The equation was formulated in 1961 by <a href="page.php?w=Frank_Drake">Frank Drake</a>, not for purposes of quantifying the number of civilizations, but as a way to stimulate scientific dialogue at the first scientific</p><p>
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