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evolution, n. 1 any process of                       |  Darwinism, n. the theory of                               
formation or growth; gradual development: the        |  evolution through natural selection, developed by         
evolution of the flower from the bud, the evolu-     |  Charles Darwin, according to which natural selec-         
tion of the modern steamship from the first crude    |  tion results in the survival of some plant and ani-       
boat. 2 something evolved; product of develop-       |  mal forms but not others. Among a number of               
ment; not a sudden discovery or creation. 3 the      |  slight variations those best adapted to the envi-         
theory that all living things developed from a few   |  ronment survive, ultimately resulting in new, usu-        
simple forms of life through a series of physical    |  ally more complex species.                                
changes, According to evolution, the first mam-      |  
mal developed from a type of reptile, and ulti-      |  ЭВОЛЮЦИЯ, -и, ж. Процесс постепенного     
mately all forms are traced back to a simple,        |  непрерывного количественного измене-      
perhaps single-celled, organism. See picture be-     |  ния, подготавливающий качественные из-    
low. 4a a movement of ships or soldiers, planned     |  менения; вообще развитие (во 2 знач.). Э. 
beforehand; deployment, b any movement into a        |  жизни на Земле. Э. взглядов. II прил. эво-
new formation, especially in marching. 5 a move-     |  люционный, -ая, -ое. Э. процесс.. Эволю-  
ment that is a part of a definite plan, design, or   |  ционное учение (учение о происхождении    
series: A clumsy person could never achieve the      |  и развитии жизни на Земле).               
graceful evolutions of that ballet dancer. 6 a       |  
releasing; giving off; setting free, especially by   |  
chemical or physical change: the evolution of        |  
heat horn burning coal. 7 Mathematics, the ex-       |  
traction 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, character-     |  
izes all force and matter in the universe: Evolu-    |  
to is advance from the simple to the complex         |  
(Edward Clodd). [ < Latin evolutio, -onis < evol-    |  
vere; see etym. under evolve ]                       |