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What does gradualism mean?

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Noun
  1. (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.
  2. (transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.
  3. (politics) The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.
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The theory, as it was originally formulated, combined gradualism with sudden and relatively rapid bursts of evolutionary change.
Is this because they have now been won round to the logic of gradualism, and realise that independence is not going to happen over night?
For a preference for gradualism implies that these other considerations are more important than liberty.
In 1903 he joined the Fabians and, discontented with their excessive gradualism, quit them after just a few years.
The author argues for gradualism in change, rather than revolutionary overthrow of current systems.
These principles included a commitment to gradualism, which called for persuasion and education rather than revolution to achieve socialism.

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