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catastrophism

scientific theory following which the Earth has largely been shaped by sudden, short-lived, violent events, possibly worldwide in scope
Class type of: theory Q826716

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3 properties
Subclass of
theory[1]
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[3]
Opposite of
gradualism[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en catastrophism ar نظرية الكارثة cs Katastrofismus de Katastrophistisches Weltbild de Katastrophismus de Katastrophistisch el Καταστροφισμός es catastrofismo fa کاتاستروفیسم fi Katastrofismi fr catastrophisme fr Catastrophiste fr Théorie de la catastrophe he קטסטרופיזם hu katasztrofizmus id Katastrofisme it Teoria delle catastrofi naturali ja 激変説 ja 天変地異説 ja 突発説
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BBC Things ID
738bdcc3-3c46-4a78-997d-52b4314a34f9
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
97046
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/catastrophism-geology
Freebase ID
/m/017mhg
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
catastrofisme
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0089441
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
catastrophism
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
4630608
Quora topic ID
Catastrophism
Topic's main category
Category:Catastrophism

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← Opposite of 2
gradualism, mobilism
Opposite of 1
gradualism
Subclass of 1
theory
← Field of work 1
Immanuel Velikovsky
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  1. 27w ago · Robby · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Catastrophism
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5
    Opposite of → gradualism
    Subclass of → theory
    "Created claim: Topic's main category: Category:Catastrophism"
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