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    PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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 changeplay

    Synonyms:

    punctuated equilibrium; theory of punctuated equilibrium

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("punctuated equilibrium" is a kind of...):

    evolutionism; theory of evolution; theory of organic evolution ((biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals)

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