Meaning of saltationism | Babel Free
Definitions
The belief that evolution operates by the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
Equivalents
Português
saltacionismo
Examples
“Gould has misled himself by his own rhetorical emphasis on the purely poetic or literary resemblance between punctuationism, on the one hand, and true saltationism on the other.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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