punctuated

punctuated
index disjunctive (tending to disjoin)

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  • punctuated — un·punctuated; punctuated; …   English syllables

  • Punctuated — Punctuate Punc tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See {Punctual}.] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Punctuated equilibrium — is a theory of evolutionary biology which states that most sexually reproducing populations experience little change for most of their geological history, and that when phenotypic evolution does occur, it is localized in rare, rapid events of… …   Wikipedia

  • Punctuated gradualism — is a macroevolutionary hypothesis that refers to a species that has relative stasis over a considerable part of its total duration [and] underwent periodic, relatively rapid, morphologic change that did not lead to lineage branching . [… …   Wikipedia

  • punctuated equilibrium — or punctuated equilibria n. a theory of evolution holding that characteristics of living organisms remain relatively stable for long periods that are infrequently interrupted, or punctuated, by brief periods of relatively rapid evolutionary… …   English World dictionary

  • punctuated equilibria — punctuated equilibrium or punctuated equilibria noun (biology) (a theory which states that evolution happens in) short bursts of major change that interrupt long periods of stability • • • Main Entry: ↑punctuate …   Useful english dictionary

  • punctuated equilibria — punctuated equilibria. См. прерывистое равновесие. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Punctuated equilibrium — Der Punktualismus (englisch Punctuated equilibrium, im Jargon abgekürzt Punk Eek) ist eine von den amerikanischen Paläontologen Niles Eldredge und Stephen Jay Gould erstmals 1972 vorgestellte Theorie zur Erklärung von diskontinuierlichen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • punctuated equilibrium — noun A theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change tends to be characterized by long periods of stability, or equilibrium, punctuated by episodes of very fast development …   Wiktionary

  • punctuated evolution — /ˌpʌnktʃueɪtəd ɛvəˈluʃən/ (say .punkchoohaytuhd evuh loohshuhn) noun the view of evolution that corresponds to the theory of punctuated equilibrium …  

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