Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evolutionary theory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: evo-lu-tion-ary the-o-ry
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any model of disequilibrium or accumulating change.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Opposed to the evolutionary theory of the universe is the theory of the steady state universe."
"A more refined version is the concept of restless capitalism developed by Metcalfe, working on the evolutionary theory of economic change by Nelson and Winter. In both cases, the economy is in a state of disequilibrium all of the time."

Usage

Inflected Forms

evolutionary theories (plural)

Phrases

evolutionary biology

Frequently Paired Words

evolutionary biology

Questions

What does evolutionary theory mean?: A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.

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