Burstwise
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Taking place in bursts. not-comparable
"Ideas cause ideas and help evolve new ideas. […] And they also interact with the external surroundings to produce in toto a burstwise advance in evolution that is far beyond anything to hit the evolutionary scene yet, including the emergence of the living cell."
Example
More examples"Ideas cause ideas and help evolve new ideas. […] And they also interact with the external surroundings to produce in toto a burstwise advance in evolution that is far beyond anything to hit the evolutionary scene yet, including the emergence of the living cell."
Etymology
From burst + -wise.
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