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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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Scientists are now working to reconstruct the group's evolutionary history.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

They used two approaches, maximum parsimony and Bayesian tip-dating, to compare anatomical characteristics and reconstruct the species' position on the evolutionary tree.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Observer carries an interview with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who describes AI as an "evolutionary event".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Both methods produced consistent results, placing Yuezhuornis within Avialae, the evolutionary group that includes modern birds and their closest extinct relatives.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Any such attempt to define stages of any evolutionary or developmental continuum—whether of musical styles, human life stages, or human societies—is doubly doomed to imperfection.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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