Definition of punctuationist in English:
punctuationist
noun pʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈeɪʃ(ə)nɪst
Biology A person who believes in or advocates the hypothesis of punctuated equilibrium.
Example sentencesExamples
- In any case, no real evolutionist, whether gradualist or punctuationist, uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of evolution as opposed to special creation.
Derivatives
noun
Biology "Punctuationalism" may prove to be a valuable revision to Darwinism.
Example sentencesExamples
- The American biologist S. Jay Gould preferred to use the term ‘punctuationalism’ for long periods of tranquility interrupted by brief moments of profound change.
adjective
Biology In terms of evaluating both arguments, it is important to dispel the some common myths about punctuationalist theory.
noun
Biology In addition, when comparing the theories of gradualism with punctuationism, it is important to evaluate the theory of saltationism.
Example sentencesExamples
- Punctuated equilibrium is commonly contrasted against the theory of phyletic gradualism, which states that evolution generally occurs uniformly and by the steady and gradual transformation of whole lineages (anagenesis).
Definition of punctuationist in US English:
punctuationist
nounˌpəNG(k)(t)SHo͞oˈāSH(ə)nəst
Biology A person who believes in or advocates the hypothesis of punctuated equilibrium.
Example sentencesExamples
- In any case, no real evolutionist, whether gradualist or punctuationist, uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of evolution as opposed to special creation.