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单词 punctuationist
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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.

    〔生〕间断性平衡说信仰者（或拥护者）

    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

  • punctuationalism

    • 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.

  • punctuationalist

    • adjective
    Biology
    • In terms of evaluating both arguments, it is important to dispel the some common myths about punctuationalist theory.

  • punctuationism

    • 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.

    〔生〕间断性平衡说信仰者（或拥护者）

    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.
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