SINCE 1828
tychism
noun
ty·chism
| \ ˈtīˌkizəm\
plural -s
Definition of tychism
1
: a theory that chance is an objective reality
especially
: a theory in evolution that variation may be purely fortuitous
—contrasted with uniformitarianism
2
: a proposition that absolute chance is operative in the cosmos
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