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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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This computation solves ancient problems from our evolutionary history that arise from having a mobile, complex body with many senses and conflicting needs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Somewhere along the way, for evolutionary reasons, aging has become baked into the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Studying these early evolutionary experiments helps scientists better understand how life developed and adapted over time.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Led by evolutionary biologist Jianzhi Zhang, the research suggests that helpful mutations may be far more common than long standing theory predicts.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Just as an embryo retraces much of the human evolutionary past, so budding artists reinvent the first stages of art.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson



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