{"id":196377,"date":"2017-06-03T12:31:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T16:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/evolution-definition-of-evolution-by-merriam-webster\/"},"modified":"2017-06-03T12:31:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T16:31:53","slug":"evolution-definition-of-evolution-by-merriam-webster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/evolution\/evolution-definition-of-evolution-by-merriam-webster\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolution | Definition of Evolution by Merriam-Webster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>        1 : one of a set of prescribed        movements      <\/p>\n<p>        2a : a process of change in a        certain direction :        unfoldingb : the action or an instance of        forming and giving something off : emissionc (1)        : a process of        continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a        higher, more complex, or better state : growth (2)        : a process of        gradual and relatively peaceful social, political, and        economic advanced : something evolved      <\/p>\n<p>        3 : the process of working out or        developing      <\/p>\n<p>        4a : descent with modification from        preexisting species : cumulative inherited change in        a population of organisms through time leading to the        appearance of new forms : the process by which new        species or populations of living things develop from        preexisting forms through successive generations Evolution is a process of continuous        branching and diversification from common trunks. This        pattern of irreversible separation gives life's history its        basic directionality.  Stephen Jay Gould;        also : the        scientific theory explaining the appearance of new species        and varieties through the action of various biological        mechanisms (such as natural selection, genetic mutation or        drift, and hybridization) Since 1950,        developments in molecular biology have had a growing        influence on the theory of evolution.         Nature In Darwinian        evolution, the basic mechanism is genetic        mutation, followed by selection of the organisms most        likely to survive.  Pamela        Weintraubb        : the historical        development of a biological group (such as a race or        species) : phylogeny      <\/p>\n<p>        5 : the extraction of a        mathematical root      <\/p>\n<p>        6 : a process in which the whole        universe is a progression of interrelated phenomena      <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Visit link:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/evolution\" title=\"Evolution | Definition of Evolution by Merriam-Webster\">Evolution | Definition of Evolution by Merriam-Webster<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1 : one of a set of prescribed movements 2a : a process of change in a certain direction : unfoldingb : the action or an instance of forming and giving something off : emissionc (1) : a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better state : growth (2) : a process of gradual and relatively peaceful social, political, and economic advanced : something evolved 3 : the process of working out or developing 4a : descent with modification from preexisting species : cumulative inherited change in a population of organisms through time leading to the appearance of new forms : the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations Evolution is a process of continuous branching and diversification from common trunks. This pattern of irreversible separation gives life's history its basic directionality. Stephen Jay Gould; also : the scientific theory explaining the appearance of new species and varieties through the action of various biological mechanisms (such as natural selection, genetic mutation or drift, and hybridization) Since 1950, developments in molecular biology have had a growing influence on the theory of evolution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/evolution\/evolution-definition-of-evolution-by-merriam-webster\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-evolution"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}