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(evolutionary theory) The belief that evolution operates by the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next..
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.
Use saltationism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Saltationism means (evolutionary theory) The belief that evolution operates by the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next..
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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.
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