Evolution (disambiguation)

:This article covers evolution in a general sense, see evolution for biological evolution.

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Evolution is any emergent process of growth or development that entails change. The word stems from the Latin evolutio meaning "unfolding" and before the late 19th century was confined to referring to goal-directed, pre-programmed processes such as embryological development. A pre-programmed task, as in a military maneuver, using this definition, may be termed an "evolution." One can also speak of stellar evolution, chemical evolution, cultural evolution, spiritual evolution or the evolution of an idea. Other kinds of evolution include evolutionary algorithms (which include genetic algorithms) which attempt to mimic processes similar to biological evolution in a computer program, most frequently as an optimization technique and as an experimental framework for the computational modelling of evolution.

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Emergent - Process - Latin - 19th century - Stellar evolution - Chemical evolution - Cultural evolution - Spiritual evolution - Evolution of an idea - Evolutionary algorithm - Genetic algorithm - Computer program - Optimization - Modelling

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