Definitions For Gradualism

Noun

GRADUALISM. (countable and uncountable, plural GRADUALISMs) (biology) 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. (transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time. (politics) The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.

Etymology

gradual + ism

See also

punctuationism saltationism