punctuated equilibrium

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punctuated equilibrium (enc)

Noun

punctuated equilibrium - 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

theory of punctuated equilibrium

theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution - (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals

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