evolution : Idioms & Phrases

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emergent evolution

  • noun the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution
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organic evolution

  • noun (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
    phylogenesis; phylogeny; evolution.
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Saltatory evolution

  • (Biol.), a theory of evolution which holds that the transmutation of species is not always gradual, but that there may come sudden and marked variations. See Saltation. recently revived as "punctuated equilibrium"
Webster 1913

self-evolution

Self`-ev`o*lu"tion noun
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  1. Evolution of one's self; development by inherent quality or power.
Webster 1913

theory of evolution

  • noun (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
    evolutionism; theory of evolution.
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theory of organic evolution

  • noun (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
    evolutionism; theory of evolution.
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