neutralism

noun — 3 senses

neutralism

noun

Etymology From neutral + -ism.

1

The state of being neutral; neutrality.

2

A political policy of nonalignment in a situation of conflict.

3

Biology, Natural sciences The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that, at the molecular level, most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral.

Derived terms
positive neutralism

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