Punctuated-equilibrium Synonyms

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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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. theory of punctuated equilibrium

Punctuated-equilibrium Sentence Examples

  • His theory of punctuated equilibrium is probably his most widely known contribution to evolutionary theory.

  • Stephen Jay Gould has been the best-known exponent of this theory of " punctuated equilibrium " .

  • One of these was the notion of " punctuated equilibrium ".

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