Meaning & use
saltatory
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Proceeding by sudden leaps or jumps rather than by smooth, gradual change.
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Biologists describe saltatory evolution as a series of abrupt jumps rather than slow, steady change.
Nerve impulses travel faster because of saltatory conduction along the axon.
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Saltatory is a technical term used mainly in biology, neuroscience, and evolutionary theory rather than everyday speech.
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