ABSTRACT

See hypothesis: tabula rasa. cf. learning theory [Latin scraped tablet, an empty or clean tablet, a clean slate] ♦ tachy-comb. f. Speed; swiftness (Michaelis 1963). [Greek tachys, swift] ♦ tachyauxesis See auxesis: heterauxesis: tachyauxesis. ♦ tachygamy See mating system: tachygamy. ♦ tachygen n. A trait that appears suddenly in phylogeny (Lincoln et al. 1985). ♦ tachygenesis See 2evolution: tachygenesis. ♦ tachymetabolism See metabolism: tachymetabolism. ♦ tachytely See 2evolution: tachytely. ♦ 1tactic n.