Meaning Of The Word Punctuated equilibrium

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What's The Definition Of Punctuated equilibrium?

punctuated equilibrium in American English
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 change, caused as by climatic or geologic
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