Burstwise

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

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"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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