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ev|o|lu|tion
ev|o|lu|tion «EHV uh LOO shuhn», noun.
1. any process of formation or growth; gradual development: »

the evolution of the flower from the bud, the evolution of the modern steamship from the first crude boat.

2. something evolved; product of development; not a sudden discovery or creation.
3. the theory that all living things developed from a few simple forms of life through a series of physical changes. According to evolution, the first mammal developed from a type of reptile, and ultimately all forms are traced back to a simple, perhaps single-celled, organism.
4. a) a movement of ships or soldiers, planned beforehand; deployment. b) any movement into a new formation, especially in marching.
5. a movement that is a part of a definite plan, design, or series: »

A clumsy person could never achieve the graceful evolutions of that ballet dancer.

6. a releasing; giving off; setting free, especially by chemical or physical change: »

the evolution of heat from burning coal.

7. Mathematics. the extraction of roots from powers. Finding the square root of a number is an example of evolution.
8. one of the regulated and recurring movements of a portion of a machine.
9. Philosophy. the theory that a process or progressive change, with the development of more complex entities, characterizes all force and matter in the universe: »

Evolution is advance from the simple to the complex (Edward Clodd).

╂[< Latin ēvolūtiō, -ōnis < ēvolvere; see etym. under evolve (Cf. ↑evolve)]

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