As nouns,
multilinear evolution is a hyponym of
neo-evolutionism; that is,
multilinear evolution is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
neo-evolutionism:
- neo-evolutionism: school of anthropology concerned with long-term culture change and with the similar patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures.
- multilinear evolution: neo-evolutionary theory conceptualizing cultural evolution as a process consisting of a number of forward paths of different styles and lengths.