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punc·tu·at·ed equi·lib·ri·um

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  1. punctuated equilibrium, theory of punctuated equilibriumnoun

    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

    Synonyms:
    theory of punctuated equilibrium

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  1. Stephen Jay Gould:

    “The literal record was not a hopelessly and imperfect fraction of truly insensible gradation within large populations but an accurate reflection of the actual process identified by evolutionists as the chief motor of biological change. The theory of punctuated equilibrium was, in its initial formulation, little more than this insight adumbrated.”


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  • σηματοδοτημένη ισορροπίαGreek
  • punktert likevektNorwegian

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