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Meaning of spherical cow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A highly simplified scientific model of a complex real-life phenomenon.

humorous

Examples

“[…] something of a "spherical cow" approximation of dark matter.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

spherical curve spherical excess spherical geometry spherical harmonics spherical linear interpolation spherical lune