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Why is it called generation x.?

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The "X" refers to an unknown variable or to a desire not to be defined. In the U.S., some called Generation Xers the "baby bust" generation because of the drop in the birth rate following the baby boom.

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The "X" refers to an unknown variable or to a desire not to be defined, which is one of the traces of Generation X, which has been described as an alienated youth.

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