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Detailed Synonyms for punctuated equilibrium in English
punctuated equilibrium:
punctuated equilibrium [the ~] noun
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the 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 1the punctuated equilibrium; the theory of 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 1