Associations to the word «Gradualism»

Wiktionary

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

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.