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Gradualism
The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
📖 Definitions of "Gradualism"
noun
- 1
The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
- 2
(transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.
- 3
The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.
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