neocatastrophism

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Etymology[edit]

neo- +‎ catastrophism

Noun[edit]

neocatastrophism (uncountable)

  1. The hypothesis that life-exterminating events such as gamma-ray bursts have acted as a galactic regulation mechanism in the Milky Way upon the emergence of complex life in its habitable zone.