Terms vs Catastrophist - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between terms and catastrophist

is that terms is while catastrophist is a catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.

of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.

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(en adjective)

Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.

* (of a theory positing catastrophes) gradualist

(en noun)

A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.

* (a catastrophist person) gradualist