Natura non facit saltum.
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Natura non facit saltum (Latin for "nature does not make jumps") has been a principle of natural philosophy since at least Aristotle's time.[1]
It appears as an axiom in the works of Gottfried Leibniz (New Essays, IV, 16) and Isaac Newton, the co-inventors of the infinitesimal calculus,[2] see Law of Continuity. It is also an essential element of Charles Darwin's treatment of natural selection in his Origin of Species.[3] The phrase comes from Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica.[4]
The principle expresses the idea that natural things and properties change gradually, rather than suddenly.
Natura non facit saltum.
WISH YOU A BEAUTIFUL END OF THIS WEEK!
Natura non facit saltum (Latin for "nature does not make jumps") has been a principle of natural philosophy since at least Aristotle's time.[1]
It appears as an axiom in the works of Gottfried Leibniz (New Essays, IV, 16) and Isaac Newton, the co-inventors of the infinitesimal calculus,[2] see Law of Continuity. It is also an essential element of Charles Darwin's treatment of natural selection in his Origin of Species.[3] The phrase comes from Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica.[4]
The principle expresses the idea that natural things and properties change gradually, rather than suddenly.