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SALTATORY
Adjective
saltatory (comparative more saltatory, superlative most saltatory)
Of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.
That proceeds by leaps rather than by smooth, continuous variation.
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"ta*to"ry, a. Etym: [L. saltatorius. See Saltant, and cf. Saltire.]
Definition: Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. Saltatory evolution (Biol.), a theory of evolution which holds that the transmutation of species is not always gradual, but that there may come sudden and marked variations. See Saltation.
– Saltatory spasm (Med.), an affection in which pressure of the foot on a floor causes the patient to spring into the air, so as to make repeated involuntary motions of hopping and jumping. J. Ross.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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