Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baldwin effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: bald-win -ef-fect
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The effect whereby an organism's ability to learn new behaviours affects its reproductive success and therefore changes the genetic makeup of its species through natural selection.

Etymology

Introduced by James Mark Baldwin.

Inflected Forms

Baldwin effects (plural)

Questions

What does baldwin effect mean?: The effect whereby an organism's ability to learn new behaviours affects its reproductive success and therefore changes the genetic makeup of its species through natural selection.
Where does baldwin effect come from?: Introduced by James Mark Baldwin.

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