Evolution - Definition
evolution
n 1: a process in which something passes by degrees to a
different stage (especially a more advanced or mature
stage); "the development of his ideas took many years";
"the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow
development of her skill as a writer" [syn: development,
evolution] [ant: degeneration, devolution]
2: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary
development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
[syn: evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny,
phylogenesis]