Which of the Following Factors in the Simplified Drake Equation

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors in the simplified Drake equation is best known?

• A) Nhp, the number of habitable planets in our galaxy
• B) fcᵢᵥ, fraction of life-bearing planets where intelligent civilizations have arisen at any time
• C) fnₒw, fraction of civilization-bearing planets that have intelligent civilizations on them now
• D) flᵢfₑ, fraction of life-bearing habitable planets

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