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2009 Oct 19

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noun, a gradual development, esp to a more complex form

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1) noun, biology a gradual change in the characteristics of a population of animals or plants over successive generations: accounts for the origin of existing species from ancestors unlike them. See also natural selection
2) noun, a gradual development, esp to a more complex form
3) noun, the act of throwing off, as heat, gas, vapour, etc
4) noun, a pattern formed by a series of movements or something similar
5) noun, an algebraic operation in which the root of a number, expression, etc, is extracted. Compare involution
6) noun, military an exercise carried out in accordance with a set procedure or plan

C17: from Latin ēvolūtiō an unrolling, from ēvolvere to evolve

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Biology evolve, development, growth, advance, progress, expansion, extension, unfold, progression, enlargement, maturation, unroll, Biology rise, adaptation, natural selection, Darwinism, survival of the fittest