💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Theory of evolution"
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| theory of organic evolutionnoun | (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals |
| evolutionismnoun | (uncountable) The belief in the universal presence of evolution. |
| evolutionistnoun | A proponent or supporter of evolutionism. |
| scientific theory | A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be (or a fortiori, that has been) repeatedly tested and corroborated in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results. |
| macroevolutionary | Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution |
| evolutionarynoun | Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution. |
| macroevolutionnoun | Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions. |
| evolutionarily | In a manner relating to evolution or slow development. |
| evolutionalnoun | Of or pertaining to evolution, or coming about as a result of the principles of evolution. |
| microevolutionnoun | Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level. |
| emergent evolution | the hypothesis that, in the course of evolution, some entirely new properties, such as mind and consciousness, appear at certain critical points, usually because of an unpredictable rearrangement of the already existing entities. |
| darwinismnoun | The principles of natural selection set out in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), more strictly defined by August Weismann and developed by other authors into a central part of the modern evolutionary synthesis. |
| creationismnoun | Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God. |
| gaia hypothesisnoun | The idea that both the biosphere and the inorganic components of Earth interact to form a coherent, complex system that allows for life to persist. |
| coevolutionary | Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution. |
| quantum theorynoun | (physics) Modern quantum mechanics. |
| economic theorynoun | (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods) |
| holistic theorynoun | the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole |
| string theorynoun | (physics) A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time. |
| darwiniannoun | An adherent of Charles Darwin's theory of the origin of species, or of Darwinism. |
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