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gradualism

noun

Etymology

From gradual + -ism.

  1. derived from *gʰradʰ-✻
  2. derived from gradus
  3. borrowed from graduālis
  4. suffixed as gradualism — “gradual + ism”

Definitions

  1. The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of…

    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. The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.

  3. The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather…

    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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Derived

phyletic gradualism

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gradualism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA