uniformitarianism

Senso (Inglese)

The scientific principle that natural processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today.

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/juːnɪfɔːmɪˈtɛːɹɪənɪzm/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From uniformitarian + -ism, coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1837.

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