Gradualism

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Gradualism, from the Latin gradus ("step"), is a hypothesis, a theory or a tenet which holds or accepts that change comes about gradually, or that variation is gradual in nature and happens over time as opposed to in large steps. Uniformitarianism, incrementalism, and reformism are similar concepts. The term also appears as "gradualness". Gradualism can also refer to desired, controlled change in society, institutions, or policies. For example, social democrats and democratic socialists see the emergence of a socialist society as achieved through gradualism.

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