Meanings
plural evolutionary theories
- countableuncountablebiologyA theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.
- broadlycountableuncountableAny model of disequilibrium or accumulating change.
Opposed to the evolutionary theory of the universe is the theory of the steady state universe.
1962, Clifford D. Simak, The Solar System: Our New Front Yard, page 701 more example
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.
2015, Jorge Turmo Arnal, Financial Crisis and the Failure of Economic Theory, page 155
Translations
Arabic نَظَرِيَّة التَّطَوُّر
- نَظَرِيَّة التَّطَوُّرtheory of evolution
Chinese Mandarin 進化論 /进化论, 演化論 /演化论
- 進化論 /进化论 (jìnhuàlùn)theory of evolution
- 演化論 /演化论 (yǎnhuàlùn)theory of evolution
Danish evolutionsteori, udviklingslære
- evolutionsteoritheory of evolution
- udviklingslæretheory of evolution
Dutch evolutietheorie
- evolutietheorietheory of evolution
Esperanto evoluismo
- evoluismotheory of evolution
Finnish evoluutioteoria, kehitysoppi
- evoluutioteoriatheory of evolution
- kehitysoppitheory of evolution
French théorie de l'évolution
- théorie de l'évolutiontheory of evolution
German Evolutionstheorie, Deszendenztheorie
- Evolutionstheorietheory of evolution
- Deszendenztheorietheory of evolution
- Abstammungstheorietheory of evolution
- Entwicklungslehretheory of evolution
- Evolutionslehretheory of evolution
- Abstammungslehretheory of evolution
- Deszendenzlehretheory of evolution
Korean 진화론
- 진화론 (jinhwaron)theory of evolution
Norwegian Bokmål evolusjonsteori, utviklingslære
- evolusjonsteoritheory of evolution
- utviklingslæretheory of evolution
Polish teoria ewolucji
- teoria ewolucjitheory of evolution
Portuguese teoria da evolução
- teoria da evoluçãotheory of evolution
Romanian teorie evoluționară, teorie evoluțională
- teorie evoluționarătheory of evolution
- teorie evoluționalătheory of evolution
Russian тео́рия эволю́ции
- тео́рия эволю́ции (teórija evoljúcii)theory of evolution
Swedish evolutionsteori, utvecklingslära
- evolutionsteoritheory of evolution
- utvecklingsläratheory of evolution
Tagalog huna ng kasunlaran
- huna ng kasunlarantheory of evolution
Turkish evrim teorisi
- evrim teorisitheory of evolution
Cite this entry
evolutionary theory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary%20theory
“evolutionary theory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary%20theory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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