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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.

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noun
  1. 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. 2

    (transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.

  3. 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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