PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change

Synonyms:

punctuated equilibrium; theory of punctuated equilibrium

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("punctuated equilibrium" is a kind of...):

evolutionism; theory of evolution; theory of organic evolution ((biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals)

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