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No! That's why it is a general question, not targeted at him. Also, my friends claimed to be 14 when they were 16 because the international competition was restricted to 15 years old. However, in this game age doesn't matter, so it is irrelevant whether he is older than 16 or not.


> it is a general question

As a general answer: As far as I know, there is currently no exact scientific method to measure and determine the age of a person.

Certain techniques can give more or less rough estimates, however a precise technique that works for all age groups is tricky.

The following article is from 2014, but gives a good glance at several existing methods and directions of research.

https://www.vox.com/2014/10/20/6939271/age-test-aging-epigen...

It should be noted, that many techniques in this area are invasive, requiring blood/tissue sampling and/or exposing a person to ionizing radiation (XRays), which makes them prohibitive in many scenarios.




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