[CarolinaGuitarman]

"Darwin theory envisaged gradual small changes over eons. i.e. Not discrete."

Gradual is not an antonym of discrete. Gould's theory is also gradual and discrete.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Gould's theory was discrete and eposodic. It was different than Darwins gradualism of incrementally small changes over vast time spans. Gould envisaged rapid eposodic changes followed by long periods of stasis. That's not what Darwin had in mind.

Attach any word you like. Call it banana for all I care. But they differed significantely on their understanding of evolution.

continual

adj 1: seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters" [ant: sporadic] 2: `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)