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evolution
has definitions from the fields of biology,genetics
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[ noun ] a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Synonyms Examples "the development of his ideas took many years" "the evolution of Greek civilization" "the slow development of her skill as a writer" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The useful suggestion of Professor_David_Hawkins which considers culture as a third stage in biological evolution fits quite beautifully then with our suggestion that science has provided us with a rather successful technique for building protective artificial environments . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)On this principle of division I must postpone the evolution of sculpture , architecture , society , and politics ; for the developments in these areas make_sense only if they are connected to the age of revolution itself . We shall not be able entirely to pass_over these connections to the East as we consider Ripe_Geometric pottery , the epic and the myth , and the religious evolution of early Greece ; the important point , however , is that these magnificent achievements , unlike those of later decades , were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models . Related terms degeneration process growth deepening unfolding assibilation evolve |
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[ noun ] (biology,genetics) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
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