orthogenesis
orthogenesis · orthogeneses
Orthogenese
The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scalesThe hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.
Orthogenese
Translations
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By meaning 1
the hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal:
Origin
From ortho- + -genesis, coined by Wilhelm Haacke in 1893 and popularized with its standardFrom ortho- + -genesis, coined by Wilhelm Haacke in 1893 and popularized with its standard meaning by Theodor Eimer.
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Forms
plural: orthogeneses| Singular | orthogenesis |
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Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable