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Definitions for gradualism
ˈgrædʒ u əˌlɪz əmgrad·u·al·ism

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  1. gradualismnoun

    In evolutionary biology, belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.

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  1. Gradualism

    Gradualism, from the Latin gradus ("step"), is a hypothesis, a theory or a tenet assuming that change comes about gradually or that variation is gradual in nature and happens over time as opposed to in large steps. Uniformitarianism, incrementalism, and reformism are similar concepts.

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  1. Gradualism

    Gradualism, from Latin gradus, is the belief in or the policy of change by gradual, often slow stages.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gradualism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gradualism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of gradualism in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Jay Gould:

    “The modern theory of evolution does not require gradual change. It in fact, the operation of Darwinian processes should yield exactly what we see in the fossil record. It is gradualism that we must reject, not Darwinism.

  2. Frederik Ducrozet:

    The soft patch should only strengthen the case for gradualism which ECB officials have been building since the start of the year.

  3. Alan Gayle:

    Gradualism for rate increases is a soothing message for the market, september remains on the table, but the downward drift in the forecasts for next year means the increases will happen gradually, and that's a relief for investors.

  4. Martin Luther:

    We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now, this is not time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.

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