Gaia hypothesis

[ gey-uh ]
/ ˈgeɪ ə /

noun

a model of the earth as a self-regulating organism, advanced as an alternative to a mechanistic model.

Origin of Gaia hypothesis

1970–75; < Greek gaîa earth; see Gaea

British Dictionary definitions for gaia hypothesis

Gaia hypothesis

Gaia theory

/ (ˈɡaɪə) /

noun

the theory that the earth and everything on it constitutes a single self-regulating living entity