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English noun: punctuated equilibrium

1. punctuated equilibrium (cognition) 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


Synonymstheory of punctuated equilibrium


Broader (hypernym)evolutionism, theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution









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