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noun
A hypothetical system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture its entire energy output.
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noun
A solid shell of matter enclosing a star.
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History
Named after American theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson, who originally described the concept in 1960.
